Hjula Væverier
Hjula Væverier was a company based in Oslo, Norway. It was one of oldest modern industrial companies in Norway.[1]
It was established as a weaving mill in 1855 by industrialist Halvor Schou (1823-1879) who had previously operated a mill further down the river in the Brenneriveien. The millutilized water power from the Hjulafossen on the Akerselva at Sagene. The plant was designed by architect Oluf Nicolai Roll (1818–1906). [2] [3]
In the 1880s it was the largest textile company in Norway, with a total of about 800 employees. It also had production facilities in Lillestrøm and Fredrikstad. The company closed operation in 1957. [4]
In fiction
Novelist and playwright Oskar Braaten (1881-1939) featured working-class life at the mill, most notably in Kring fabrikken (1910). [5]
References
- ↑ "Hjula Veveri". Norsk Teknisk Museum. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ↑ "Halvor Schou". lokalhistoriewiki.no. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Jan Wiig. "Oluf Roll". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ↑ Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). "Hjula Væverier". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 3 March 2015.
- ↑ "Oskar Braaten". Nynorsk kultursentrum. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
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