Stjärnsunds Manufakturverk
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Stjärnsunds manufakturverk was a
Swedish Swedish or ' may refer to: Anything from or related to Sweden, a country in Northern Europe. Or, specifically: * Swedish language, a North Germanic language spoken primarily in Sweden and Finland ** Swedish alphabet, the official alphabet used by ...
mechanical manufacturing company, most known for its production of clocks. It was founded in 1700, in the town
Stjärnsund Stjärnsund () is a village in Hedemora Municipality, Dalarna County Dalarna County ( sv, Dalarnas län) is a county or '' län'' in central Sweden (Svealand). It borders on the counties of Uppsala, Jämtland, Gävleborg, Västmanland, Ör ...
near Hedemora, by inventor and industrialist Christopher Polhem (né Polhammar). Today, there is a company named ''Stiernsunds-ur'' which produces clocks according to Polhem's design, and performs repairs and maintenance on the originals.


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