Before us is the story of an old Moscow brick from the factory of Philipp Shkarin, marked with the stamp "ФШ". This brick was used in the house of Major Foma Vasilyevich Mal'tsev on Bolshaya Yakimanka. Foma Mal'tsev, an energetic and enterprising man, owned five glass factories in Vladimir, Oryol, and Moscow provinces. From 1765 to 1770, he rose from a clerk at his uncle's factories to a first guild merchant in Moscow. In 1775, Foma, along with his cousin Akim, proved his descent from an ancient Chernigov family, tracing back to Bogdan Mal'tsov, who was included in the heraldic register of noble families in 1634. As a result, Foma Vasilyevich's family regained their noble status. In 1778, Mal'tsev was granted the rank of major and the right to a family coat of arms.

The products of Mal'tsev's glass factories were known for their high quality and craftsmanship, surpassing other factories in the durability and purity of their products. It is likely that in the 1780s, Foma Vasilyevich moved to Moscow, where he lived in his house and traded goods.

In 1810, Mal'tsev's enterprises in Vladimir province began to lose momentum, and neighbors sued him for land. In 1812, Mal'tsev passed away, and his Moscow house passed to his son Ivan, who added a third floor and sold it in 1822. Subsequently, the house changed owners multiple times, each making alterations to its appearance, until the Empire-style mansion transformed into an example of Moscow eclecticism of the late 19th century. Despite this, the house continued to be called "The House of Major Mal'tsev," which testifies to the significant mark left by the former merchant in the city's memory. During the Soviet era and until the 1980s, the mansion housed communal apartments. The building is currently under reconstruction.