Men of deeds are the men whom the world delights to honor, and he who out of the material that is within his reach brings into being that which adds to the comfort, convenience or happiness of men follows in the steps of the great architect of all things. All the countless and useful inventions lived first in the minds of men, and thence have they been brought forth and given form and substance.
Among the well known captains of industry in the city of Scranton is numbered Rudolph Kunz, who has obtained no little prominence as one of the progressive and successful job printers of the city, having a well equipped establishment at 505-7 Cedar avenue. His office has one cylinder press and two job presses, and the motive power is furnished by a gas engine of five horse-power capacity. The complement of type faces and other modern accessories of a first-class printery are found in the office, and all work is handled by able artisans, so that the results attained are of the utmost excellence. In addition to the regular work of job printing he manufactures rubber stamps of all kind, possessing for that purpose a complete line of the latest machinery. This is the only rubber stamp establishment in the northeastern section of the state, and this branch of his work is constantly growing and reaching out into new fields. Mr Kunz established himself in his present location in 1893, and here he has built up a large and prosperous business, the work turned out standing as the best of advertising for the establishment.
Rudolph Kunz was born in Nohen, German, December 31, 1869, being a son of John and Anna M (Hoffman) Kunz, who emigrated from their fatherland to America when our subject was but two years of age. They located in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and here the father still maintains his home. The father was a tailor by trade and followed the same as a vocation in his native land, but in the United States he found the methods and fashions so radically different that he found it expedient to abandon the work of his trade and turn his attention to other lines of industrial enterprise. His devoted wife was summoned into eternal rest a number of years ago, and of their two children, the subject of this review is the one surviving, his sister Barbara having died in childhood.
Mr Kunz secured his educational training in the public schools of Scranton, and here he served a thorough apprenticeship at the trade of printer. He was employed as a journeyman for ten years in one place, resigning his position only when he found it possible to establish himself in business on his own account. He retains the confidence and respect of the business men of the city, and thus has been successful in his efforts since starting his independent career. In politics Mr Kunz is a stanch supporter of the Republican party so far as national and state issues are involved, but in local affairs he maintains an independent attitude. In a fraternal way we find him identified with the Improved Order of Red Men and the Knights of the Golden Eagle.
The marriage of Mr Kunz to Anna M Blum was solemnized on 29 Aug 1893 and they have four children, Rudolph J, Philip W, Emma and Henry W.