Berndt August Hjorth
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Berndt August Hjorth was a Swedish businessman, the founder of Bahco
group.
Berndt August Hjorth came to Sweden in 1881. In 1889 he opened a tools and machinery shop in Stockholm, BA Hjorth & Co, incorporated as a shareholder company in 1916 and in 1954 renamed Bahco
. The following year, he made an exclusive contract with Johan Petter Johansson
to market his invention, an adjustable spanner
.
In 1892, Hjorth acquired sole rights to another Swedish invention, the Primus stove
, patented by Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist
. In 1918, Hjorth acquired the Primus factory on Lilla Essingen island in western Stockholm.
In Stockholm, Hjorth lived at Villagatan 15 in Villastaden, a wealthy part of Östermalm.
In the early 1930s, he built his own "Villa Hjorth" in Diplomatstaden
also in Östermalm.
Bahco
Bahco is an international brand within the hand tool industry, with its products designed and manufactured by SNA Europe. Its roots go back to the industrial revolution of Sweden in the late eighteen hundreds, starting with innovations such as the pipe wrench and the modern adjustable wrench...
group.
Berndt August Hjorth came to Sweden in 1881. In 1889 he opened a tools and machinery shop in Stockholm, BA Hjorth & Co, incorporated as a shareholder company in 1916 and in 1954 renamed Bahco
Bahco
Bahco is an international brand within the hand tool industry, with its products designed and manufactured by SNA Europe. Its roots go back to the industrial revolution of Sweden in the late eighteen hundreds, starting with innovations such as the pipe wrench and the modern adjustable wrench...
. The following year, he made an exclusive contract with Johan Petter Johansson
Johan Petter Johansson
Johan Petter Johansson , sometimes known as JP, was a Swedish inventor and industrialist. He invented a modern adjustable spanner . He obtained over 100 patents in total....
to market his invention, an adjustable spanner
Adjustable spanner
An adjustable spanner or adjustable wrench is a spanner with a "jaw" of adjustable width, allowing it to be used with different sizes of fastener head rather than just one faster, as with a conventional fixed spanner...
.
In 1892, Hjorth acquired sole rights to another Swedish invention, the Primus stove
Primus stove
The Primus stove, the first pressurized-burner kerosene stove, was developed in 1892 by Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist, a factory mechanic in Stockholm, Sweden. The stove was based on the design of the hand-held blowtorch; Lindqvist’s patent covered the burner, which was turned upward on the stove...
, patented by Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist
Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist
Frans Wilhelm Lindqvist was a Swedish inventor. He designed the first sootless kerosene stove, operated by compressed air. He started a company, Primus, to manufacture and sell the Primus stove....
. In 1918, Hjorth acquired the Primus factory on Lilla Essingen island in western Stockholm.
In Stockholm, Hjorth lived at Villagatan 15 in Villastaden, a wealthy part of Östermalm.
In the early 1930s, he built his own "Villa Hjorth" in Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden
Diplomatstaden is a neighbourhood in the Östermalm district in central Stockholm, Sweden.Diplomatstaden encompasses the area facing the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken bay which is located south of the eastern-most part of Strandvägen...
also in Östermalm.