Company stablished in 1880 in Munich by Otto Perutz (1847-1922), austrian-german chemist, as Trockenplattenfabrik. In 1896 Perutz-Plates were used for radiography for the first time. Perutz sold his firm in 1897. The Perutz Photowerke GmbH became part of Agfa in 1964.