Manufacturer · Sweden · Huskvarna · est. 1896
Husqvarna Borstfabrik
Husqvarna Borstfabrik (est. 1896) – Swedish manufacturer of brushes and household goods from Huskvarna, producing plastic products since the 1950s.
About the manufacturer
- Years active
- est. 1896
- Country
- Sweden
- Location
- Huskvarna
- Designers
- Sigvard Bernadotte, Carl-Arne Breger
Husqvarna Borstfabrik was a Swedish manufacturer of brushes and household goods based in Huskvarna, Småland, founded in 1896. In addition to household brushes, it produced, among other things, painting tools used in vocational schools. Ragnar Lindstam described the company's history in the publication “Historik över Husqvarna Borstfabrik” from 1940.
From the late 1950s, the company's range included plastic products. Nationalmuseum in Stockholm holds, among other items, the “Grytfeja” dish brush made of nylon and plastic (c. 1957–1959), the “Scolapasta” colander (1960), a jug made to a design by Gino Colombini (1960) and a carpet beater (1963), as well as products by the Bernadotte & Bjørn Industridesign studio, including the “Papino” paper towel holder. The collection of Jönköpings läns museum includes a set of three red SAN plastic bowls made to a design by Sigvard Bernadotte and Acton Bjørn, dating from c. 1970.
The company also produced thermos flasks by Carla-Arne Breger, made of plastic, glass and wood. A red-and-black example with teak elements, bearing the name “Signatur”, was donated to Nordiska museet in 1963 by the department store Åhlén & Holm; another example in the same collection was used between 1962 and 1975.
