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Old 05-08-2007, 06:55 PM   #1 (permalink)
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Little Reminder: May, the 9th Adam Opel's 170 Anniversary

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Adam Opel (May 9, 1837 - September 8, 1895) was the founder of the German car-maker Opel.
Born in 1838 in the town of Rüsselsheim, Germany near Frankfurt, he began his career in a locksmith apprenticeship. He traveled across Europe as a teenager, and became fascinated by sewing machines. In 1863 he opened a factory in Rüsselsheim to mass-produce these machines.
In 1868, Opel married Sophie Marie Scheller. They would have five sons: Carl, Wilhelm, Heinrich, Friedrich and Ludwig. All five would eventually become involved in the growing family business. n 1885, Opel expanded into building pre-assembled bicycles.
He died in 1895, with his company the leader in European sewing machines sales and producing over 2,000 bicycles yearly.
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