Privately held company | |
Industry | Sewing and embroidery systems |
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Founded | 1864; 156 years ago in Berlin, Germany |
Founders | Gustav Rossmann Robert Frister |
Headquarters | Berlin |
A German design Frister & Rossmann sewing machine from about 1920
Frister & Rossmann is a German manufacturer of sewing and embroidery systems. Some of the early 1900s manual sewing machines were ornately decorated.[1]
History[edit]
Frister & Rossmann was founded in 1864 in Berlin by Gustav Rossmann and Robert Frister.[2][3]
The UK importer was sued by the Singer company in 1883.[4]
4 Some Overlockers have a buit in saftey switch on the looper cover, check that the looper cover is correctly closed which will engage the switch. 5 Manually turn the handwheel to see if the machine moves freely, the machine maybe jammed and require a service or repair. Frister Lock 5 Overlocker, with Instruction Manual and plastic cover. Frister + Rossmann Epochlock 055d Overlocker Sewing Machine Perfect Cond.
The company became Germany's largest sewing machine manufacturer, until 1902.
The London agent was shut down during World War I.[5]
Currently, the company is owned by SMD Retail Limited, the parent company of Sewing Machines Direct.
Awards[edit]
In the 1880's, the company was awarded at various international exhibitions, such as those in Sydney, Adelaide, Crystal Palace, Amsterdam, London, Melbourne, Edinburgh and Berlin.[6]
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^Frister & Rossman (1905), Manual Sewing Machine - Frister and Rossmann, circa 1905, Museum Victoria, retrieved 15 January 2018
- ^'Antiques & Collecting: Whether called a hod or a scuttle, old coal carriers can double as furniture today'. The News-Times. 2010-03-19. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^'Frister & Rossmann: History of a German Giant Or Gustav & Bob's amazing adventure'. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
- ^Weightman, Hugh. “House of Lords. The Singer Manufacturing Co. v. Loog.” The American Law Register (1852-1891), vol. 31, no. 8, 1883, pp. 509–522. JSTOR, JSTOR, www.jstor.org/stable/3305032.
- ^'TRADING WITH THE ENEMY'. Commonwealth of Australia Gazette (76). Australia, Australia. 29 June 1916. p. 1448. Retrieved 15 January 2018 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^David, Best. 'Frister & Rossmann'. Retrieved 2017-07-21.
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