| Company type | Privately held company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Sewing andembroidery systems |
| Founded | 1864; 161 years ago (1864) inBerlin,Germany |
| Founders | Gustav Rossmann Robert Frister |
Frister & Rossmann is a German manufacturer ofsewing andembroidery systems. Some of the early 1900s manual sewing machines were ornately decorated.[1]
Frister & Rossmann was founded in 1864 in Berlin by Gustav Rossmann and Robert Frister.[2][3]
The UK importer was sued by theSinger company in 1883.[4]
The company became Germany's largestsewing 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.
In the 1880s, the company was awarded at various international exhibitions, such as those inSydney,Adelaide,Crystal Palace,Amsterdam,London,Melbourne,Edinburgh andBerlin.[6]
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