In 1905 the company works covers a floor area of 90.000 sqm and produces with aboutģ.000 workers and 6 steam engines with 1.700 horsepower and with 2.000 working machines, an average of 400 sewing machines per day. Even pumps and steam engines were temporarily in the production program.
In 1897 the company started production of bicycles, which were built under the brand 'Turmberg'.įrom 1903 motorcycles were produced. Own iron foundry and a Department of steam machines and pumps. Into a Aktiengesellschaft by the name of ' Nähmaschinenfabrik, formerly Gritzner & Co, A.G.' with stock exchange listing in Berlin and Frankfurt. In 1881 the factory was completely destroyed by fire, ribuilt and then added the production of
Largest sewing machine factory in Europe. Said mechanism were applicable to various systems of one and two-thread sewing machines without changing their character as ordinary sewing machines, for which he applied for a patent in theĮmpire of France in the month of September, 1867 and secured by Letters Patent in the United States of America in the month of April, 1868 ( US 76.323).Ĭompany to produce sewing machines, bicycles and motorcycles based in Durlach who became the He have invented certain new and useful improvements in mechanism for making button-holes and zig-zag ornaments, sewing around edges, &c. In 1868, Max Carl Gritzner, was a citizen of the United States and he was temporarily residing at Bruchsal, in the Grand Duchy of Baden.
