According to wikipedia the Haas Foundry produced Akzidenz-Grotesk:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haas_Type_Foundry
I was always under the impression that Akzidenz-Grotesk was a Berthold typeface design.
Were Haas at some point licensing AG from Berthold, or did they have their own version?
According to Jaspert, Berthold introduced Standard, also called Akzidenz-Grotesk, in 1896. Haas produced a type named Normal Grotesque based on Standard but the designs are different. No date for the Haas version is given, nor does Jaspert indicate Normal Grotesque was ever called Akzidenz-Grotesk.
Wiki says Haas produced Akzidenz Grotesk, implying they introduced it. The Wiki also lists both Akzidenz-Grotesk and Normal Grotesk. Someone who knows the true history would be welcome to clean up these discrepancies.
Just guessing, but it is quite likely Haas may have introduced Normal Grotesque as a "similar to" type then later licensed Akzidenz-Grotesk from Berthold because they produced other Berthold designs later on.