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In 1906 the company changed its name to Knud Graah & Co, and became a [[limited company]]. The spinnery operations were demerged from Knud Graah & Co in 1919, and managed by an independent company. The old name Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie was used for this company, but it went defunct in 1923.<ref name=nbl/><ref name=industrimuseum/> |
In 1906 the company changed its name to Knud Graah & Co, and became a [[limited company]]. The spinnery operations were demerged from Knud Graah & Co in 1919, and managed by an independent company. The old name Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie was used for this company, but it went defunct in 1923.<ref name=nbl/><ref name=industrimuseum/> |
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The weavery operations of Knud Graah & Co continued. In 1946 it was merged with companies such as [[Hjula Veveri]] and moved upstream to [[Frysja]]. The new company was named TEFAS, but it went bankrupt in 1955. Knud Graah & Co existed a few years as a wholesaling and real estate company.<ref name=industrimuseum/> |
The weavery operations of Knud Graah & Co continued. In 1946 it was merged with companies such as [[Hjula Veveri]] and moved upstream to [[Frysja]]. The new company was named TEFAS, but it went bankrupt in 1955. Knud Graah & Co existed a few years as a wholesaling and real estate company, [https://skup.io/biuro-nieruchomosci/ biuro nieruchomości].<ref name=industrimuseum/> |
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Revision as of 12:13, 15 December 2022
Nedre Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie was a textile manufacturing company in Oslo, Norway. It has also been called Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie or variants thereof, as well as Graahs Spinderi and Knud Graah & Co after the owner.
In 1844 Knud Graah bought the rights to a part of Akerselva near the farm Nedre Vøien, together with his brother-in-law Niels O. Young. In 1845 he travelled to Manchester to buy machinery and recruit skilled employees to a textile factory. The building of the factory started in 1845, and the spinnery was operational from 1846.[1] From 1872 the company also operated a weavery.[2]
In 1906 the company changed its name to Knud Graah & Co, and became a limited company. The spinnery operations were demerged from Knud Graah & Co in 1919, and managed by an independent company. The old name Vøiens Bomuldsspinderie was used for this company, but it went defunct in 1923.[1][2]
The weavery operations of Knud Graah & Co continued. In 1946 it was merged with companies such as Hjula Veveri and moved upstream to Frysja. The new company was named TEFAS, but it went bankrupt in 1955. Knud Graah & Co existed a few years as a wholesaling and real estate company, biuro nieruchomości.[2]
References
- ^ a b Nerheim, Gunnar. "Knud Graah". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 15 October 2011.
- ^ a b c "Knud Graah & Co A/S" (in Norwegian). Industrimuseum.no. Retrieved 11 June 2011.
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