Norwegian Sawmill Museum

A burgeoning industrialization and urban development in the beginning of the 20th century led to the emergence of the modern day Norwegian society.

These trends gave rise to a new and growing demand for lumber for the construction of housing and other buildings in Norway, particularly in the cities.

The products ranged from sawn timber and unplaned cladding to mouldings and panels.

At the time, The Norwegian Museum of Science and Technology was conducting a process to find a steam-powered saw mill that could be preserved as a technical-industrial cultural heritage site.

The saw mill produces among other things high quality replicas for restoration projects.

The entirety of the saw mill site, with the buildings, machines and other objects, including an all but complete corporate archive from 1884 onwards, constitutes a time capsule from the early industrialization in Norway.

[4] M/B “Hauka” is a 16.5-metre (54 ft) long vessel drawn by the engineer Richard G. Furuholmen and built at Moen Yard in Risør in 1934.

The vessel was ordered by the company Albert Collett, and assigned to Salsbruket Pulp Mill where it was operative until 1985 except for the duration of World War II.

As Salsbruket was cut off from the mainland, the boat came to play a greater role than initially intended for the growing society which derived their livelihood from the pulp mill.

In 1994, The Directorate for Cultural Heritage gave Hauka status as “protected” and has considerably supported the restoration of the vessel financially.

As of 2011, M/B Hauka has in recent years been refurbished for a total worth of close to 1 million kr.

Norwegian Sawmill Museum
Spillum Dampsag & Hovleri
The Norwegian Sawmill Museum is situated just south of Namsos, Norway
M/B Hauka