FRISTER & ROSSMANN

(C.B.)

Central Bobbin Sewing Machines

 

CB 1  from s/n  923.502                                            1900      

s/n  923.502  1901
s/n 923.502 1901
s/n 1.005.386
s/n 1.005.386

 

CB 1-var1

s/n 1.297.942  1909
s/n 1.297.942 1909

 

CB 1-var2     from s/n                                                       

s/n  1.323.835  1910
s/n 1.323.835 1910

 

CB 2     from s/n                                                       1907

s/n  1.242.433  1907
s/n 1.242.433 1907

 

CB 3                                            1913

s/n  1.437.161  1913
s/n 1.437.161 1913

 

CB 3-var1       ROSSMANNIA      1913

#  1.437.701  mod.  ROSSMANNIA  1913
# 1.437.701 mod. ROSSMANNIA 1913

 

CB 3-var2    ROSSMANNIA  NOT BADGE     

                            from 1915  up to 1920

#  1.616.032 mod. ROSSMANNIA  1920
# 1.616.032 mod. ROSSMANNIA 1920
s/n  1.630.805  1921 circa
s/n 1.630.805 1921 circa
Frister&Rossmann and Gritzner comparison
Frister&Rossmann and Gritzner comparison
??? 1915 ???  NOT  BADGE
??? 1915 ??? NOT BADGE

 

CB 4          NOT  BADGE

s/n  1.579.344  NOT  BADGE           1918
s/n 1.579.344 NOT BADGE 1918
from 1.500.000 circa  to  1.600.000 circa
from 1.500.000 circa to 1.600.000 circa

 

CB 5 model G          ORIGINAL    1921

#  1.626.905  mod. G  1921
# 1.626.905 mod. G 1921

 

1925    

Frister&Rossmann

under GRITZNER 

From 1920 to 1928, Oliver Quitmann, Agent for England and Colonies, had his offices at 18 City Road, Finsbury Square, London EC1.

From 1925 serial numbers were re-numbered. 

From 1928 to 1939, Oliver Quitmann, Agent for England and Colonies, had his offices at  23 & 24 Little Britain, Newgate St, London EC1.

 

CB 6  model G          

s/n  3.731.865
s/n 3.731.865
s/n  3.780.786
s/n 3.780.786

 

1929    

Frister&Rossmann

under GRITZNER

In 1929 Frister & Rossmann was in dissolution and serial numbers were re-numbered again.

 

1939

# 250.000 could be

LAST ONE

 AFTER...

WWII

 1 Sept    1939

Imports stopped between 1939 and 1945 then after the war the U.K. importer, Quitmann, with offices located at 350-356 Old Street, London, EC 1, bought all the rights to the Frister & Rossmann trade marks and became a British registered trading name.

Durlach was a borough of the German city of Karlsruhe. After the war the city was destroyed by 40%.

In 1945 an American military base was established in Karlsrhe. Factories were reconstructed in record time and export business activities begun again.

In 1955 a major  fire destroyed GritznerKaiser factory in Durlach.               Weakened  Gritzner-Kaiser is easy prey for a competitor based in Kaiserslautern, GM  Pfaff  AG.

In 1957 the factory was rebuilt by the GM Pfaff AG that takes over the majority of shares.

In 1959 Frister & Rossmann Sewing Machines Limited was incorporated.

The Frister+Rossmann brand is now solely owned by SMD Retail Limited, the parent company of Sewing Machines Direct and the range is now designed and manufactured by Jaguar International Corp, Osaka, Japan who have a long established relationship with many other UK brands including Singer and Bernina.