Singer Company

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SINGER, American company, producer of sewing machines. It was founded in New York State in 1851; in 1865 the company was first represented in Russia by Max Fiedler, and since 1877 - by the Trading House of G. Neidlinger (Germany). In 1897 a Russian affiliate Singer Manufacturing Company was established (since 1901 it was called Singer Stock Company). Originally the company office was located at 40 Kazanskaya Street. In 1902-04 the building of the company headquarters was constructed according to the project of architect P.Y. Suzor at 28 Nevsky Prospect (today Dom Knigi (The House of Books). By 1914 the fixed capital of Singer Company increased from 5 million to 50 million roubles (all the shares belonged to foreigners). The company employed 27,000 workers (not counting the plant in Podolsk, Moscow Region), about 680,000 machines were sold in Russia for a total of 63.51 million roubles. The main office of the company moved to Moscow in 1913.

Reference: Калмыков С. В. Американское предпринимательство в России // Иностранное предпринимательство и заграничные инвестиции в России: Очерки. М., 1997. С. 250-257.

V. G. Avdeev. Fiedler Max
Neidlinger G.
Suzor Pavel Yulievich
Kazanskaya Street/Saint Petersburg, city, house 40
Nevsky prospect/Saint Petersburg, city, house 28
Калмыков С. В. Американское предпринимательство в России // Иностранное предпринимательство и заграничные инвестиции в России: Очерки. М., 1997 The House of Books, the Book Shop