Swiss American textile manufacturer
Robert Schwarzenbach & Co |
| Company type | Private company |
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| Industry | Textiles |
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| Founded |
- 1829; 196 years ago (1829) as Robt. Schwarzenbach Thalwil, Switzerland
- 1888; 137 years ago (1888) as Schwarzenbach, Huber & Co
- New York City, U.S.
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| Founder | Johannes Schwarzenbach-Landis |
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| Defunct | 1981 (1981) |
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| Fate | Business transformation |
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| Revenue | CHF 267 millions (1928) |
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Number of employees | 28,000+ (1928) |
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| Subsidiaries | Schwarzenbach, Huber & Co |
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Robert Schwarzenbach & Co[1] (also referred to as Schwarzenbach, Huber & Co or The Schwarzenbach Enterprises) was a Swiss American textile manufacturing concern. Founded in 1829, the concern was active in silk and jacquard manufacturing. In 1928, Schwarzenbach was the largest textile company in the world exceeding 28,000 employees worldwide with a net turnover of 267 million Swiss francs.[2][3] The majority of sales were generated in the United States through the subsidiary Schwarzenbach, Huber & Co based in New York City.[4] In 1981, all manufacturing activities were seized and the concern was converted into a private real estate and investment vehicle currently still owned and managed by the Schwarzenbach family.[5][6]
Literature
- Verein für Wirtschaftshistorische Studien Zürich (Hrsg.): Schweizer Pioniere der Wirtschaft und Technik, Bd. 10, 1959 (in German)
- Robert J.F Schwarzenbach, The Schwarzenbach Enterprises, New York, 1917
- Fritz Hess: Thalwil im 19. Jahrhundert, Zürcher Dissertation, 1938 (in German)
- Hans Jakob Zwicky: Chronik der Gemeinde Thalwil, 1995 (in German)
- E. Vögtlin: An die Firma Robert Schwarzenbach anlässlich des Jubiläums 1954 (in German)
- Hochschule Luzern, Silk Memory: Schwarzenbach
- Hochschule Luzern, Silk Memory: Mechanische Seidenstoffweberei Adliswil MSA (in German)
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