Mora Knife Legacy

Knife maker Lars Anders Eriksson alias Wit Anders was known for his distinctive style and well thought-out designs.  Wit Anders is shown in a 1926 group photo of Frost employees.  Born on 2 November 1878 in the town of Kråkberg, he moved to Östnor in November 1902 with his parents, Lars Erik Andersson, Wit-Jerk, and his wife Anna Ersdotter, when they took over the farm from his wife's parents, Rumbo Erik Andersson and Margit Larsdotter. Wit-Anders was recognised as a very skilled craftsman, completely self-taught in most of the things he set out to do, which was important for his own and his family's survival.  Date and location unknown According to Margaretha Lindberg, he worked at FM Mattsson before joining Frost, and probably also worked with clocks. In the book Anders Zorns knivar, regarding one of the theories about how the mystical Zorn knives were made, it is commented that Wit-Anders started working at the Carl Andersson factory in 1915: "It has been speculated in...