Egelands verk etter innlemmelsen i Jacob Aall & Søn

Abstract The purpose on this work has been to shed light on the incorporation of Egeland Ironworks into Jacob Aall & Søn, and issues connected to this leading up to the bankruptcy in 1884. First, I present Egeland ironworks trade network through receipts. The main source material has been receipts that stem from 1873 to 1875. Egeland ironworks had a large network with a wide set of products they could produce. To the countries Egeland ironworks traded with, Germany was the most important, followed by Great Britain, Switzerland and Denmark. Still, the trade was highly centered around Norway and Germany with over 85 percent of the receipts going to these two countries. In the second part of t…