One of the treadle sewing machines here in the house comes from 'Husqvarna Vapenfabriks (armament factory) Aktiebolag (incorporated company)'. Armament factorie

One of the treadle sewing machines here in the house comes from 'Husqvarna Vapenfabriks (armament factory) Aktiebolag (incorporated company)'. Armament factories often entered other fine-mechanical fields, most likely because they could use the skills learned in designing and producing weapons elsewhere as well as to provide a steady stream of income which was not as dependent on the winds of war.