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Fiskars Group (natively Fiskars Oyj Abp, formerly Fiskars Oy Ab until 1998), [3] is a Finnish consumer goods company founded in 1649 in Fiskars, a locality now in the town of Raseborg, Finland, about 100 kilometres (62 mi) west of Helsinki. It is one of the oldest continuously operating companies in the World.
John Barker, specialising in modern industrial construction, took part in its design. The name Kuusivooninkinen comes from the building's six floors ("kuusi", Finnish for "six" and "våning", Swedish for "floor"), with the floors supported by cast iron pillars constructed by the Fiskars ironworks. [2]
Fiskars (Swedish; Finnish: Fiskari) is a village, now part of the town of Raseborg, in western Uusimaa, Finland. The village is the site of the former Fiskars Bruk, which was founded in 1649 and gave rise to the company Fiskars. The most notable architectural attraction of Fiskars is a mansion designed in 1818 by Italian-born architect Charles ...
The company developed its own brand, which in addition to wrought iron and castings included fine guarantees and agricultural tools. Albert von Julin was a self-appointed factory manager thanks to both his previous evidence and his more than 20 percent stake. From the mid-1880s, the board of Fiskars Ab was entirely run by von Julin.
In 1649, in Swedish-ruled Finland, an ironworks was founded in the village of Fiskars between Helsinki and Turku. In 1830, a new owner started the first cutlery works in Finland, making, among other items, scissors with the Fiskars trademark.
Saugus Iron Works National Historic Site is a National Historic Site about 10 miles (16 kilometers) northeast of Downtown Boston in Saugus, Massachusetts.It is the site of the first integrated ironworks in North America, founded by John Winthrop the Younger and in operation between 1646 and approximately 1670.
6. Craftsman. Talk to someone who uses tools on a regular basis and you’ve probably heard about Craftsman’s warranty. Many of the company’s tools, including wrenches, hammers, screwdrivers ...
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