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Juutila Foundry
Juutila Foundry is the oldest working bell foundry in Finland. Juutila foundry was founded in 1881.
Juutila Foundry (Juutilan valimo or Metallivalimo H & E Juutilainen in Finnish) is situated in the village of Vehkalahti in Kaavi, Northern Savonia.
Juutila Foundry Museum is in the old foundry building. It is a unique museum in the Nordic countries introducing the traditional sand casting method of the foundry.
Juutila Foundry casts products out of bronze and brass. The foundry can make single pieces up to 500 kg (about 1100 lb).
The different kinds of bells and mortars and pestles were one of the main products in the early history of the foundry. The products of Juutila were originally sold as far as in Vyborg and Sortavala in Karelia. Some of the products found their way even to St. Petersburg.
In the 1940s the foundry made a large number of school bells. Five men were working in the foundry then. In the 1960s Juutila Foundry started to make church bells, which became the main products in the 1980s and 1990s. Nowadays Juutila Foundry manufactures about half a dozen church bells annually.
For its first hundred years the foundry operated in an old workshop. The new foundry building of brick was built in 1982.
Mr Eljas Juutilainen (August 4, 1947 – March 6, 2019) carried on the tradition of his forebears by sand casting. The craft of casting and foundry work came to Juutila farm with Juutilainen's grandfather's uncle from nearby Juankoski ironworks. The history of Juutila Foundry dates back to 1881.
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Juutila Foundry
Juutila Foundry is the oldest working bell foundry in Finland. Juutila foundry was founded in 1881.
Juutila Foundry (Juutilan valimo or Metallivalimo H & E Juutilainen in Finnish) is situated in the village of Vehkalahti in Kaavi, Northern Savonia.
Juutila Foundry Museum is in the old foundry building. It is a unique museum in the Nordic countries introducing the traditional sand casting method of the foundry.
Juutila Foundry casts products out of bronze and brass. The foundry can make single pieces up to 500 kg (about 1100 lb).
The different kinds of bells and mortars and pestles were one of the main products in the early history of the foundry. The products of Juutila were originally sold as far as in Vyborg and Sortavala in Karelia. Some of the products found their way even to St. Petersburg.
In the 1940s the foundry made a large number of school bells. Five men were working in the foundry then. In the 1960s Juutila Foundry started to make church bells, which became the main products in the 1980s and 1990s. Nowadays Juutila Foundry manufactures about half a dozen church bells annually.
For its first hundred years the foundry operated in an old workshop. The new foundry building of brick was built in 1982.
Mr Eljas Juutilainen (August 4, 1947 – March 6, 2019) carried on the tradition of his forebears by sand casting. The craft of casting and foundry work came to Juutila farm with Juutilainen's grandfather's uncle from nearby Juankoski ironworks. The history of Juutila Foundry dates back to 1881.