Frister & Rossmann
Frister and Rossmann Sewing Machine Manual Cover
Hermann Loog
The tragic tale of Hermann Loog, a German entrepreneur who rose to prominence as Frister & Rossmann's UK
agent, famously defeated Singer in the courts, and ultimately spiraled through business failures to his
suicide in 1904.
Transverse Shuttle Manual
Frister & Rossman's High Arm, transverse shuttle sewing machine, Instructions for the use of (16pp) c.
1892. F&R had several U.K. sole agents over the years; this is from the period under S. Loewe of 49
Fore Street, London (1890s). The cover is damaged but otherwise readable. Many German T.S. machines of
this period had very similar workings; the contents of this manual will apply to most of them.
Vibrating Shuttle Manual
Instructions for Working Frister & Rossmann's New Vibrating-Shuttle (LOCKSTITCH) Sewing Machine With
Automatic Bobbin-Winder
New Model Vibrating Shuttle Lockstitch Sewing Machine Manual
Presented by E. & O. Quitmann, 18, City Road, Finsbury Square, London EC1