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METAL AND MACHINE INDUSTRY.
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also exist quantitative accounts, dating as far back as 1754, thus farther back
than probably in any other country. Already in the middle of the 18th century
hall-marking of gold, silver, and tin articles was introduced into Sweden. This
hallmarking, which is effected by the Assay Office, has during 1754/1900, for the
urticles manufactured in the kingdom, been effected to the extent shown by the
following Table, the quantities being given in kilograms (à 2’204 lbs):
. Average. Gold. Silver. Tin.
1754,60............1069 3,302 54,344
1761/70............829 2.900 52,408
1771/80............9-74 2,763 51,259
1781/90............1964 3,476 33,375
1791 00............100-83 5,154 28,148
1801/10............12066 3,397 19,953
1811/20............95 93 3,761 14,277
1821/30............57-83 3.1&3 10,713
Average. Gold. Silver. Tin.
1831/40...... 70-73 3,388 10,445
1841 50..... 8829 3,811 7,307
1851/60............127-88 4,812 4,780
1861/70............14519 3,014 2,490
1871/80............259 55 2,570 828
1881 90............292 51 1,630 290
1891/00 ..........464-24 3,282 90
During the 147 years of 1754/1900 the hall stamping on home articles has
altogether embraced 18,683*oi kilograms of gold, 494,502 kilograms of silver, and
2,744,024 kilograms of tin.
The production af gold and silver articles has in our country of låte years
made good progress. Among business undertakings within this branch of industry,
special mention ought to be made of Möllenborg, Hallberg, and Andersson in
Stockholm, Dahlgren in Malmö, and Kjernås in Gothenburg.
Instruments, clocks and watches.
The manufacture of instruments has attained an extent quite
considerable in our country, and even offers export figures that are well
worthy of note, as will be seen from the above Tables 127 and 128, pp.
868 and 869.
Of factories for the manufacture of musical instruments, Sweden
in 1900 possessed 45, with 664 workmen and a production value of
1,719,000 kronor. The organ- as well as the piano factories have
attained a very high degree of perfection, and the manufacture of organs
has even attained considerable dimensions. Of special factories may be
mentioned J. G. Malmsjö1 s piano factory in Gothenburg, and of organ
manufacturers Östlind & Almqvist in Arvika, Åkerman & Lund in
Stockholm.
Of surgical instrument-makers there are 3, employing 114 workmen
and with a production valued at 265,000 kronor. In the section above
headed Hygiene and Care of the sick there is an illustration (p. 244) of
an operation table made by A. Stille in Stockholm, which is considered
as being the most excellent of its kind manufactured anywhere.
The make of scientific instruments (mathematical, optical,
physical, etc.) in Sweden is distinguished by its technical perfection.
Several of Fr. J. Berg’s instruments are illustrated above under
the heading of Mining Industry (pages 698 and 705). Weighing
instruments of the same manufacturer, constructed by the founder of
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