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Swedish Copper
Cookware 400 Years, 1607 - 2007
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Skultuna
Messingsbruk
AB, Sweden, originally founded as a brass foundry, early production included
candlesticks, chandeliers and brass sheetwork.
Later they started marketing copper cookware. Of the six marks on their
website, this one, found on a kettle, was used from 1892-1922. The
Swedish crown is above the maker’s name and a foundation date estimated as 1611.
King Karl IX founded the brass works in
Skultuna, where the
Svartån brook provided sufficient water power. Charcoal was available here as
well, there was a harbour in Västerås and the copper mine at Falun was also
close. The foundry will celebrate 400 years of achievements in the year
2007. It is not far from the Falun copper mine where copper has been
extracted for 1,000 years.
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Beneath are illustrations of the two sides of a souvenir key ring.
From 1922 the mark was used with the correct year of foundation, 1607. |
http://www.skultuna.com/ |
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'SB' with Skultuna
Swedish crown and 'No
3' under a candlestick.
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J & C G Bolinder,
Stockholm, unknown mark on the handle of a kettle with typical Swedish knop
made from bent copper strip. |
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Dalarna, Sweden. Mark on a modern Swedish spun copper sugarbowl.
The town is on the Dalälven River, near the old capital city (Falun) and the
Great Copper Mountain (Stora Kopparberg) that has produced copper since around
1080AD. |
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Knut
Eriksson Co,
Cookware, Eskiltuna,
South of Västerås
Sweden. Possibly named after an early Swedish king. |
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Rademachersmedjorna Kopparsmedjan Eskiltuna, mark under a well-made
copper tankard. Maker's details would be welcome. |
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Grillby Metallfabrik,
Grillby, Sweden, makers of holloware including kettles. This version of
the ankh sign is from that used by Uppsala County in which the factory is
situated. |
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A&H Metal AB
Trademark, unknown mark, possibly Swedish, on a cooking pot similar to
one in Fort Folle Avoine Historical Fur Trade Museum. (Thanks to
Laurie Southerton). |
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C G Hellberg
of Insjön, Sweden. This mark appears under a
brass quaiche. 'Insjön is a locality
situated in Leksand Municipality, Dalarna County, Sweden with 2,150
inhabitants in 2005.' (Wikipedia). The shield with crown and crossed
arrows is the county badge. |
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Mora,
Sweden. Mora is near to the Falun copper mined there since the 8th century. During the 16th and 17th centuries the Copper Mine formed a secure foundation of the Swedish economy and made it possible for Sweden to become a European Great Power.
The company, also known as ‘Bergslaget’, is nowadays part of the Stora Enso group.
This mark is on a modern copper scoop.
'Mora is the name of the county town of Dalarna and has
around 10,000 inhabitants. Human activity in the area dates back to
c4,000 BC and some local buildings are from the 7th century.'
(Wikipedia). |
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An unknown mark with a crown
(Swedish?) over a shield containing a cross (Maltese?) and monogram 'GB?'
(ack. Scott Glenn) |
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In this paper the
Author describes the early years of the Copper Mountain in Sweden (Stora
Koppaberget), which in the 17th century produced enough copper to satisfy
two-thirds of entire European demand |
The Great
Copper Mountain |
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Scandinavian Copper
Development Association - Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway |
http://www.scda.com/ |
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