About us news History Services Price list Contacts About Fur Refrigerator Fluffy or smooth, slightly cool or warming - fur is different, but it is always soft, like tenderness, and valuable, like gold. It is often referred to as “soft gold”. People have loved fur since time immemorial. The famous hero of Greek mythology, Hercules, wore the skin of a lion on his back. The Europeans prized fur primarily for its beauty and luxury. Fur skins were presented to foreign kings and noblemen. It is known that the king of France, Louis XVI, who adored fur muffs, especially liked "soft gold". Beautiful Russian furs have been famous for a long time. In ancient Russia, the fur trade was one of the main, but it began to develop especially rapidly after the conquest of Siberia. Russian furs have always been highly prized abroad. In world trade, Russia occupied one of the first places in the sale of furs. For centuries, people have been trying to figure out how best to store fur. To cope with dust, sunlight and moths - the main pests of fur, it was cleaned and pounded with sticks. However, this method was not very effective, as was the use of naphthalene, which changed the natural color of the fur for the worse. Merchant A.M. Mikhailov is the supplier of the Court of His Imperial Majesty. Knowing that fur is well stored at low temperatures, the merchant A.M. Mikhailov, according to the project of engineer N.G. Lazarev, builds and in 1912 opens "The first and only REFRIGERATOR in Russia, adapted for storing exclusively fur things, dresses and carpets, Moscow, Bolshaya Dmitrovka, house No. 11". Today the Fur Refrigerator is not only storage of furs, but also its own department for the preparation and repair of fur products, as well as specialized dry cleaning. These are the revived traditions of Russian furriers, which have found their continuation in fur products produced under the Ekaterina brand name. A fur refrigerator yesterday is a rich history, today it is one of the best fur enterprises in Russia, which keeps the wonderful traditions of the past, but at the same time does not lag a step behind the present. One of the Fur Cooler vaults Interior of the Salon "Ekaterina" Moscow, Center, st. Bolshaya Dmitrovka, house 11 tel .: (495) 629-75-43 (495) 629-4694 © 2009 "Fur refrigerator". All rights reserved English