Industry driven by water power
In 1859, a blacksmith named Christian Zinck opened a hammer works in the old Godthaab paper mill south of Aalborg. Together with his son Niels, he developed the hammer works into a business that was famous throughout Denmark for producing tools and equipment for…
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Study trip – or early industrial espionage?
Christian Zinck was a self-taught blacksmith. Before opening his small water-powered hammer works…
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Study trip – or early industrial espionage?
Christian Zinck was a self-taught blacksmith. Before opening his small water-powered hammer works…

Godthaab Hammerværk

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