On Sun, 4 Dec 2005, Judy Mitchell wrote: > very interesting! Hmm, Merrow is saying early to mid- 1920s. I had > wanted to write the Husqvarna company about when they started > (especially since I'm particularly interested in Sweden), but they have > no contact info and just want you to contact your local distributor > (who, esp over here) won't have a clue to the answer!
Hi! I tried calling the Norwegian Husqvarna branch to ask, but they were clueless. Unfortunately I don't have time to pursue this right now, but he gave me the number to the Swedish factory (or so he said): +4636146000, if you would like to contact them directly. The Swedish website also gives an e-mail address for the Swedish branch: [EMAIL PROTECTED] I don't know if they would know the history at that particular address, but they should be able to forward it to someone who does. According to Husquarna's webpage, they started manufacturing sewing machines in 1872. No mention is made specifically of sergers/overlockers, but they do give a link to a museum that seems like it covers the enitre tchnological history of the area, including the arms manufacture but also the sewing machines: http://www.husqvarna-museum.nu/ Maybe they would know! :) Hope this helps, Ingrid -- This email has been scanned for viruses & spam by Decna as - www.decna.no Denne e-posten er sjekket for virus & spam av Decna as - www.decna.no _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume