Industry

 

2011: Factory Places (Design -Norbert Tamas; Engravers - Lars Sjööblom and Pjotr Nazarkowski)

Welcome to Forsvik by the Gota Canal, Sweden's oldest industrial area going back 600 years, home to the oldest lock on the canal and Sweden's first iron bridge.  The stamp shows the old forge, now a museum.  This photograph here puts its location into context

The rest of the set shows a glass blower in Glasriket which is a famous glass district dating back to 1742 and still home to glassworks and studios. Avesta -  the old industrial buildings here date to the late 19th Century when the town expanded with its iron work and later in the 1920s stainless steel which is still made in Avesta. The industrial buildings are considered unique. Jonsered whose first factories were started by a Scot, William Gibson, his companies were eventually taken over by Husqyarma who still make their chain saws in Jonsered. Lastly Mackmyra, once home to an iron mill and Sweden's first whisky distillery.

1999: Millennium -  The Workers Tale

This set is fascinating for who they involved in creating it. 19 - the master weaver Peter Collingwood, shows the woven threads of the weavers craft;  26 the artist David Hockney paid homage to the Mill Towns of Northern England, based on Salts Mill in Saltaire, with who he has a special relationship, his art is on display in the gallery (as well as his quirky postbox.) 44 - Bill Sanderson illustrates the shipbuilding industry with a hull on the slipway (fun fact - he has also in the past designed a stamp of Diskworld's Sam Vimes for fans of the series) and 64 - Brendan Neiland known for his portrayal of modern buildings takes on the City of London financial centre with the Lloyds Building   

1977: Centenary of the Factory Act

The factory scene celebrates Switzerland introducing the Factory Act in 1877 to protect workers.  It covered freedom of contract and protection of workers from accidents, limiting working hours and banned the employment of children under 14 years of age.

Sunday Stamps theme this week - Industry - visit  See It On A Postcard