AB Moraknivar - HALLIN & Co

AB Moraknivar - HALLIN & Co - 1930 to 1962

Online resources for AB Moraknivar Hallin & Co. are scarce.

(Hållams) Jannes (Andersson) Hallin was born on November 14, 1875, and passed away in 1942.

Jannes Hallin started selling knives around Färnäs in the late 1800s, working with Sol-Nils Olsson. More info https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/05/sol-nils-olsson.html

Jannes was known as Knussel, which translates to hustler, while Sol-Nils was known as Black, which means broke or impoverished man).

In 1930, Hållams-Johannes Andersson and Rudolf Berling founded J.HALLIN in Färnäs, east of Mora. Throughout the 1930s, the business was known as HALLIN & Co., and finally AB MORAKNIVAR until its demise.

Eventually, most likely following his father's passing, Johannes Hallin (born 1909-11-05) assumed control of the business.

Johannes Hallin Photo: 1910s Ref: https://peterhager.tripod.com/1909.htm

Print from Swedish industrial calendar - 1947

From the 1957 catalog
"To the esteemed customer service, we hereby submit a catalog of our manufacturing Mora knives. Our experience in the steel of different treatment methods guarantees a brand that satisfies all claims of good quality and our customers' recognition proves that we managed to get our brand known and recognized.
Our efforts will continue to be through good and solid brands to maintain esteemed customers' confidence.
Mora in December 1956.
AB MORAKNIVAR"

The Carl Andersson episode

The widow of Erik Andersson and his son sold their shares from the company Carl Andersson AB to Arthur Andersson, who sold them to Jannes Hallin in the late 1950s or early 1960s.

More info about Carl Andersson AB https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2019/11/carl-andersson-ca-mora-1890-1961.html

In 1961, one of the siblings approached Einar Eriksson of KJE https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/12/kjeriksson.html. would not be interested in purchasing his stock. There was eventually a public auction, and Hallin was unable to match KJ's bid.

Following the auction, there was an immediate takeover/entry, and Einar made certain that the locks were changed. Einar also believed that the workshop should be guarded at night for the first time, and Nils Legranäs, who married KJ's daughter Lilly, was assigned as the first night watchman. A car was driving at three o'clock in the evening. Jannes Hallin came in and tried to get in, but he couldn't because the locks had already been changed. Einar appeared to have a sense of what to expect following the takeover. KJ Eriksson fully integrated AB-Carl Andersson.

"AB MORAKNIVAR FARNAS Tel. Färnäs 360 56 Postgiro 7 10 86

Manufacture of Mora cutting and shredding knives and cutters of both stainless and inlaid steel

ORDER RECOGNITION

FÄNNÄS it

We ask to thank you for your order number of that year

Delivery we calculate to be able to execute within

after your order date.

Highly respected

AB MORAKNIVAR"

The FM Mattsson episode

FM Mattsson https://oldmora.blogspot.com/2020/01/fm-mattsson-1917-1962.html decided to close the knife production in late 1961 and reached an agreement with AB Moraknivar, but the agreement was never completed because AB Moraknivar went bankrupt. KJE eventually purchases FMM knife production. More information on these operations can be found in the FM Mattsson article.

FMM's letter to customers upon transfer to AB Moraknivar:

"In order to be able to wholeheartedly support our specialty manufacturing of sanitary fittings, we have decided to transfer our knife production to AB. Mora knives Färnas.

We can not accept new orders, but we will, of course, deliver incoming orders in the usual order,

We thank honored customers for the trust shown

YOURS SINCERELY"