The Danilov Manufacturing Partnership, also known as the V. E. Meshcherin Partnership, was one of the largest textile firms in the Russian Empire, located in Moscow. The organizational department and warehouse were situated on Ilyinka Street in the building of the Moscow Merchant Bank, while production was located south of the Danilov Sloboda, between the Serpukhov Highway (now Warsaw Highway) and the Moskva River.
In 1867, the first guild merchant V. E. Meshcherin invested in the construction of a weaving factory that produced mitical for making calico and shawls. These products were then sent for finishing and printing to enterprises in Moscow and Ivanovo-Voznesensk.
In 1876, the Danilov Manufacturing Partnership was founded based on the weaving factory, with a board that included K. T. Soldatenkov, F. L. Knop, N. I. Shchukin, G. P. Neyveiler, and A. S. Ber. In 1877, the firm's capital amounted to 1.5 million rubles. From 1877 to 1879, a mechanical calico printing factory was built, and from 1879 to 1881, a paper-spinning factory. In 1882, the manufacturing partnership became a full-cycle production combine.
By 1912, the enterprise produced 2 million pieces of fabric, 150 types, and over 20 million shawls. Fabrics such as high-quality and simple calicos, satins, printed bumazeya, flannel, batiste, calico, and moleskin were produced. The factory employed 6,000 people, and in 1913, the capital reached 3 million rubles.
In 1919, the Danilov Manufacturing Partnership was nationalized and renamed the Moscow Cotton Factory named after M. V. Frunze. Since 1994, the factory has been called the 'Danilov Manufacturing.' Currently, its buildings house a business center and residential lofts known as the Loft Quarter 'Danilov Manufacturing.'
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