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THE RISE OF THE METAL AND ARMAMENT INDUSTRIES IN BERLIN AND BRANDENBURG 1712-1795.
- Source :
- Business History; Jun61, Vol. 3 Issue 2, p63-74, 12p
- Publication Year :
- 1961
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Abstract
- Reports on the rise of the metal and armament industries in Berlin and Brandenburg between 1712 and 1795, during the reigns of Frederick William I and Frederick II of Prussia. Prominence of the house of Splitgerber and Daum during this period; Peculiar nature of the state during this period, and how this nature aided the rapid progress of the firm; Prussian woolen trade to Russia; Their management of royal industrial establishments, such as forges and ironworks; Their success under Frederick the Great; Their financial activities; Death of Daum; Details of their gains and losses during this period; Operations of the company after the deaths of Splitgerber and Frederick.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 00076791
- Volume :
- 3
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Complementary Index
- Journal :
- Business History
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12038958
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/00076796100000001