Erika Aittamaa
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| Born | 22 February 1866 Junosuando, Sweden |
| Died | 15 December 1952 (aged 86) Junosuando, Sweden |
| Nationality | Sweden |
Maria Erika Olofsdotter Kruukka (22 February 1866 – 15 December 1952) was a Swedish artisan, famed as the inventor of the Lovikkavante mitten. She was born to a poor family with many children. She lived in Lovikka and in 1892 invented the Lovikkavante, a special kind of mittens.[1] Demand for Erika's mittens became so great that she taught others how to make them.[2] During the 1930s a local teacher found that she could patent the design. The process however cost money and although the teacher found people who would fund the cost, Aittamaa refused to take charity.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Erika Aittamaa - Lovikkavanten - Tekniska museet". Tekniska museet (in Swedish). Retrieved 2017-05-31.
- ^ "Maria Erika Olofsdotter Kruukka's 150th Birthday". Google. 22 February 2016.
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