August Klein
fl. 1850 - 1880
A Vienna firm known for its fine leather and bronze goods. August Klein was also an important dance card (or Ballspendens) maker. Vienna was, of course, the capital of the waltz. He designed and made dance cards for the Imperial Family.
An advertisement of this firm is found in Hand-book for travellers in France [by J. Murray. 1st] 3rd-14th, 16th, 18th ed pg. 64 John Murray, 1859(Google eBook) http://books.google.ca/books?id=JAQIAAAAQAAJ&pg=RA1-PA64 (accessed 02/05/2015)
and on this Edward B. Eastwick A handbook for India; being an account of the three presidencies and of the Overland route, intended as a guide for travellers, officers and civilians, with vocabularies and dialogues of the spoken languages of India: With travelling map and plans of towns, pg. 70 John Murray, 1859(Google eBook) http://books.google.ca/books?id=0ENCAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA70 (accessed 02/05/2015)