Mora Knife Legacy

Above: Anders Ström date unknown It is impossible to tell the story of the Mora knife without mentioning Anders Ström.   Anders Ström was born in 1857 in a watchmaking family. Ström’s father Rombo Erik Andersson(1835-1912), used to sit at home and work on watches. Rumbo Anders Ersson aka Anders Ström or Djos-Marget-Anders was originally a saddle maker and shoemaker of birch bark shoes. Around this time he also made knife sheaths of brass but they were not very good with some flaws. (Ref: Ströms Knivslidfabrik. En dokumentation av Annica Kjellson 1995 ) He moved together with his wife Fins Maj and children into a small cabin (2x3m) in Dåjmör (Kansbol). In the words of Benght Strom (son of Ander Strom), the move took place during the time of the Spanish plague, and was an attempt to escape it.   He had 7 children: Anna, Majt, Carl, Lea, Anders, Hilma and Johan.   Above: Date unknown. There is a small house on site called Knajvstjerslutjär (the knife lid). The cottage was so...