In 1895 the owner of the largest carriage building works in Russia, Oscar Freivit, set up the AO Phoenix. >>

In 1888 the factory of the Russo-French Joint-stock company Provodnik was founded in Riga. >>

Metallurgical plant «Becker and Co» in Liepāja was founded in1882.
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Maykapar Tobacco Works founded in 1887. >>

Russo-Balt Carriage Works in Riga. >>

The Union plant was founded in 1898 on the basis of the Russian-Baltic Electrotechnical Plant. In 1904, the plant became the property of the German concern AEG. In 1905, it was taken over by the Russian Society of the General Electricity Company (VKE), a subsidiary of the AEG concern. The company manufactured electrical equipment for naval vessels, electric trams and other electrical appliances. In 1915, in connection with the outbreak of the First World War, the enterprise was evacuated to Kharkov. Subsequently, the VEF plant (1919-1999), the largest and most famous Latvian enterprise in the 20th century, was located in the shops of the former VKE.

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The joint-stock company “Brothers Kamarin” was founded in 1808. The company operated a wholesale warehouse and sold chemical products, paints, cosmetics, foreign perfumes, soap, and other goods at retail. The Kamarins owned a house on Town Hall Square, which was destroyed during the Second World War. >>

Popov Brothers Trading Firm – established in Riga in 1788, sold metal goods. >>