Svezia

Rosengrens in Göteborg has been manufacturing safes since the mid-19th century. Most likely their original models were copied from imported British high-security safes.

EA Rosengren (right) and J Rasmussen in the late 19th century.

Vignette on the company’s reference list, dated 1907

Other safe manufacturers

Hagelins Kassaskåpsfabrik, founded in 1857, was briefly owned by Rosengrens in 1980–90, and was then sold to Tann Värdeskydd AB in Gävle. In the 1930s, AB Carl Särenholm in Eskilstuna manufactured safes. The company was founded in 1895 and became incorporated in 1934 with a share capital of SEK 360,000 and a staff of 125. Hadak Security AB began manufacturing safes in 1944 in Eskilstuna and Mora. Rosengrens acquired this company in 1988. Jöli has made safes in Sweden since 1950. Ving Card/Elsafe in the ASSA group now makes safe-deposit boxes for hotels and other contexts.