Roman Frister was a Jewish Survivor of the holocaust where he
was forced to watch his parents die by the horrid Nazis.
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Take a look at the following web page you should find what you need there, http://www.sewalot.com/frister_rossmann.htm
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Needlebar.com has a chart showing serial numbers against
years.
Serial numbers between 1,500,001 and 1,619,904 for Frister and
Rossman were made from 1915 to 1920. I'm guessing in the latter
part of that period by your serial number.
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I was given a Fister Rossman Model 35 for my 21st birthday by my parents in 1972. I believe it cost them a lot of money in those times. I still have it and use it regularly....its a good old faithful workhorse. I have made wedding dresses and loose covers for chairs and chestrfield plus numerous sets of curtains in its lifetime.