Mora Knife Legacy

(This image was digitally repaired and enhanced) Finn-Anders Andersson (1848 - 1930) is one of the first knifemakers of Mora knives and the first to make a large-scale knife production business. He is a prime example of the entrepreneurial spirit in that region at the time. Finn Anders was born in 1848 in the village of Östnor, from a family of clockmakers. He was originally called Krång Anders, however, there were so many Krångs in Östnor that he decided to change to the farm’s name Finn. At the age of 18, Finn Anders began working at Mora Mekaniska Fabriks in Östnor with a paycheck of 12 öre per hour.  He began forging knives at home for sale while working at Mora Mekaniska Fabriks. His first knife was made in 1868.  Mora  Mekaniska  Fabriks  AB, 27 September  1872.  Finn-Anders Andersson is second on the right on the middle row He gained experience in industrial engineering and product manufacturing at the sewing factory. Later, when he would start ...