H. G. Roebuck & Son, Inc.

 


H. G. Roebuck with grandson and future president Charles, Jr.

 

 


“From the time I started working with my father at H. G. Roebuck & Son, there was never a question about where I was going to spend my life. It was exciting, fascinating, and a lot of hard work, all rolled together. Once you get printer’s ink mixed in with your blood, there is no turning back. I loved it then and I still do.”

Charles M. Roebuck, Jr.
President

 

H. G. Roebuck & Son, Inc. was founded in 1919 by Harry Goodman Roebuck and his son, Charles M. Roebuck.

First located on historic Howard Street in Baltimore, the company soon made its mark in the community by producing yearbooks for most of the schools and colleges in the Baltimore area. A true family affair, the business quickly flourished as a result of the hard work and diligence of the entire family.

  


H. G. Roebuck
 

Charles M. Roebuck
 Described as a man “ten years ahead of his time,” Charles Roebuck believed in keeping abreast of the latest in printing technology. We were among the first printers to use the lithographic method of printing to produce school yearbooks; the first to use a Fairchild teletypesetter to operate our linotype machines; purchased the first commercial Mergenthaler Linofilm photographic typesetter; and had the first commercial web offset presses in Baltimore.  

In the late 1920s Mr. Sidney Schultz joined the firm as a salesman. He quickly advanced to vice president of sales, and ended up staying for 70 years. Mr. Schultz created a legacy than few can imagine, much less aspire to.

In the 1960s we expanded into high quality commercial work. As business increased, so did our heat-set web offset orientation. Thus, began the purchase of the three heat-set web presses that are now producing a wide variety of magazines, publications, catalogs, journals, and tabloids.

H. G. Roebuck & Son continues its history of the pursuit in the latest in printing technology. Even today our commitment to modernization is evident in the continued expansion of our digital prepress area, the purchase of a Harris M200 five unit web press, electronic upgrades to our other presses, expansion of the bindery, and our new facility in White Marsh

A family run company for four generations, H. G. Roebuck & Son is a company you can trust to give you the personalized service you deserve. You have our name on it.

Early Mulberry Street
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