Gustafsson, Ivar

(* 1908-02-14 - † 2003-07-16)

Companyfounder Ivar Gustafsson

Ivar Gustafsson was one the owners and founders of Örnmaskiner AB , which produced lathes as well as later leisure boats. He founded the company with his older brother Sigurd Gustafsson and their friend Georg Larsson. Before Larsson´s death, he took over the shares.

Ivar Gustafsson started his career as an errand boy and drawing assistant at his later competitor Storebro Bruk. Because of an injury of the former company owner the young Ivar got direct contact to the construction of lathes and engines. At the end of the 20s his boss was not able to pay him because of the economic circumstances. As a compensation he got the rights to produce a lathe. This was the base for the company Örnmaskiner, which started building leisure boats and overtook the competitor Storebro Bruk.

In 1971, Ivar Gustafsson left the company and handed over the management to his sons Roy and Lennart Ivarsson. Roy took over the management of the Storebro Bruks AB, Lennart was Managing Director of AB Storebro Royal Cruiser.

Visan's Skepp in Storebro - granite slabs with the most popular folk songs of the 19th century

With the retirement Ivar renounced all payments from the company and wished only the transfer of the registered rights of Örnmaskiner AB to his person. He then took the Örnmaskiner AB to sell Storebro boats. From the profits he then built up the Bruksmuseum. He fulfilled his desire to create something everlasting with the construction of Visans Skepp, an installation of granite stones taken from the Vikings tradition that have been provided with lyrics.

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2022-05-06