100 years of Vitaby carpentry factory

Nils Nilsson started a carpentry factory in Vitaby in 1917. He had previously worked at the sawmill in Kivik, and then took over the premises in Vitaby.

My father, Sven Algot Andersson, started as an apprentice in the factory in 1927. When the owner died in 1942, my father bought the factory and continued the business. In 1958, he renovated the factory and built a home next door for us.

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