Tempo (brand)

Tempo is the first German brand for paper handkerchiefs.

[1][2] Today, the brand belongs to Essity.

The brand name became independent in Germany in the course of time as a generic name and in colloquial language, paper handkerchiefs of other brands were often referred to as "Tempo handkerchief" or "Tempo" for short.

[3][4][5][6] The disposable paper handkerchief made of cellulose was the product idea of two Jewish leading owners of Vereinigte Papierwerke AG, Oskar Rosenfelder (1878–1950) and his brother Emil Rosenfelder (1861–1945/1946).

Oskar registered the Tempo brand on January 29, 1929[5] at the Reichspatentamt in Berlin.