3. Hjälmafors mill an industry from the 1800s
In 1865 there were two industries in Dalstorp: Växtorps Manufaktursmedja (The nailery) and Stångjärns- och Plogsmedjan (The plow forge) owned by Ågren / Lagerstedt. After a series of change of ownership and bankruptcies, Eklundh wrote under a letter of purchase in 1871 that included everything.
The main reason for the ironworks in this place has been the availability of charcoal and, of course, hydroelectric power. Jälmån's soaked water masses drove it about 400 kg of heavy bar-iron hammer that hit the powerful shelf at a stroke per second.
The hammer processed the preheated tack iron to rectangular pieces of desired dimensions and then they were transported to Plogsmedjan or Spiksmedjan.
In 1874 Eklundh built a foundry at Stångjärnshammaren. The production was made in a cupola furnace. Among the molded range were products such as mortars, frying pans, coffee beans, casserole, sewing machine rack and fence, but above all plow details.
In 1877, Hjälmafors had use, with its 30 permanent and three temporary, most employees among all the ironworks in the whole of Älvsborg County.
The major death toll in the 1880s was reminiscent here too. In 1888, Eklundh Stångjärnshammaren sold to Robert Appelberg, who drove the smithy for another two years and then let down the business.
Today, you can see bricks of a large storage lane on the right side of Stockenvägen. Digging into the soil here comes a lot of scrap iron in the day. The road down to Jälmån is also bordered by slaggög, which in its silence witnesses the former operation.
At the beach of Jälmån, you will find the fence of the bar iron hammer and close to the remains of the foundry and the coal ladder.
The main reason for the ironworks in this place has been the availability of charcoal and, of course, hydroelectric power. Jälmån's soaked water masses drove it about 400 kg of heavy bar-iron hammer that hit the powerful shelf at a stroke per second.
The hammer processed the preheated tack iron to rectangular pieces of desired dimensions and then they were transported to Plogsmedjan or Spiksmedjan.
In 1874 Eklundh built a foundry at Stångjärnshammaren. The production was made in a cupola furnace. Among the molded range were products such as mortars, frying pans, coffee beans, casserole, sewing machine rack and fence, but above all plow details.
In 1877, Hjälmafors had use, with its 30 permanent and three temporary, most employees among all the ironworks in the whole of Älvsborg County.
The major death toll in the 1880s was reminiscent here too. In 1888, Eklundh Stångjärnshammaren sold to Robert Appelberg, who drove the smithy for another two years and then let down the business.
Today, you can see bricks of a large storage lane on the right side of Stockenvägen. Digging into the soil here comes a lot of scrap iron in the day. The road down to Jälmån is also bordered by slaggög, which in its silence witnesses the former operation.
At the beach of Jälmån, you will find the fence of the bar iron hammer and close to the remains of the foundry and the coal ladder.