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vii. manufacturing industries.
1-4 million kronor. It manufactures rifles and carbines for the
Government. This and the Huskvarna arms factory are the only rifle factories
in the country.
Gold, Silver, and Tin (pewter) Articles.
The official statistics for 1912 include 19 gold and silver factories, with
776 employees and a total output of 2 817 000 kronor. With regard to the
manufacture of gold, silver, and tin articles in the Kingdom quantitive returns
are also available as far back as 1754, that is to say, probably going further
back than in any other country. As early as the middle of the eighteenth
century, hall-marks were introduced in Sweden for gold, silver, and tin articles. This
hall-marking, which was effected by the Kontrollverket (Assay Office), was
employed for the articles manufactured in Sweden from 1754 to 1913 to the
extent shown by the following table, the quantities being given in kilograms.
Anniially Gold Silver Tin
1754—60 V . . 10-69 3 302 54 344
1761—70 . . . 8-29 2 900 52 408
1771—80 . . . 974 2 763 51 259
1781—90 . . . 19-64 3 476 33 375
1791—00 . . . 100-83 5154 28 148
1801—10 . . . 120-65 3 397 19 953
1811—20 . . . 95-93 3 761 14 277
1821—30 . . . 57-33 3183 10 713
1831—40 . . . 70-73 3-888 10 445
1841—50 . . . 88-29 3 811 7 307
1851—60. . . 127-88 4 812 4780
1861-70. . . 145-19 3 014 2 490
1871-80. . . 259-5 5 2 570 828
1881—90 . . . 292-51 1630 290
1891-00. . . 449 62 2 910 90
1901—10. . . 772-55 6 621 2
1911 ..... 877-11 8 534 -
1912 ..... 946-84 9 758 -
1913 ..... 100859 10 336 —
During the 170 years from 1754 to 1913, of the articles manufaetured in
Sweden, altogether 29 113*33 kg of gold, 585 626 kg of silver, and 2 744 040
kg of tin, have been hall-marked. (Tin is not to be hall-marked since 1913.)
The production of gold and silver articles in Sweden has of låte years made
marked progress. Among the firms engaged in this industry, may be specially
mentioned Guldsmedsaktiebolaget, Möllenborg, and Hallberg, of Stockholm, and
Dahlgren, of Malmö.
Instruments, Clocks, and Watches.
The manufacture of instruments and clocks has grown to very
considerable proportions in Sweden, and there is an important export trade, as
shown in Tables 95—97.
In 1912 Sweden possesed 55 musical instruments factories with 840
workmen and a production value of 3 305 000 kr. Both organ and piano
manufactories have risen to a high state of perfection and the manufacture
of organs is of considerable proportions. Special mention may be made
of J. G. Malmsjö aktiebolag and Billbergs pianofabrik in Gothenburg,
Pianofabriksaktiebolaget Gustafson & Ljungqvist in Norrköping,
Aktiebolaget Östlind & Almqvist in Arvika, which makes both pianos and
organs, and Åkerman & Lund’s organ works in Stockholm.
There are 4 surgical instrument works, with 141 workmen and a
production valued at 474 700 kronor. There is an illustration in the article
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