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Flint-Lars Andersson - 1884 - 1954


Flint-Lars Andersson was born in May 1884.



Like so many others, Flint-Lars Andersson learned the knife-making craft at Frosts Knivfabrik until 1930. 

Photo 1926 - Image cropped from a group photo of Frost workers


In the 1930s, he started making knives on his own, in a barn at Kansgerd in Öna. 

Some of Flint Lars' employees were: Sixten, Kalbyl Karl, Ejnar Smids, Viktor Skoglund, Gunnar Klarström, Flint Bror (Flint-Bror Mattsson was his nephew and had learned the knifemaking craft at FM Mattsson) and among others.  

He had trouble working with others, Ejnar for example, quit his job after only a couple of weeks. 

The workshop did not last very long, production was shut down after just a few years.

Knifes examples









Source: Tradera.se


Stamps 

"L.Andersson"








Flint Lars Andersson, 1884 - 1954

Flint Lars Andersson was born in 1884
Flint had one brother: Flint Mats Andersson.
Flint married Clas Anna Vilhelmina Andersson (born Andersdotter).
Clas was born in 1884.
They had one son: Sixten Mauritz Karlsson.
Flint passed away in 1954, at age 70.

Special thanks to Thomas Eriksson for the material he provided. 

Sources:
https://www.myheritage.com/names/flint_andersson
https://ljuden.se/index.htm?/000/033/672.htm
https://gravar.se/forsamling/mora-kyrkogardsforvaltning/mora-gamla-kyrkogard/h/flint-lars-andersson-7143b


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