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Aveko

A/B Axel von Knorrings Tekniska Byrä O/Y
Helsinki, Finland



The Aveko here can be seen at the Forum Marinum Centre in Turku, Finland.
Read Stefan Holström's article in ÅU.

It is interesting to compare the manufacturing changes different from drawings.

1921
Ahjo Mechanical Workshop in Helsinki began manufacturing AVEKO outboard engines on behalf of Axel von Knorrings Tekniska Byrå (Axel von KnorringTechnical Agency Ltd.). The engines, whose designer was Gillis Em. Huss, and which Knorring marketed during the first half of the 1920s (1921-26), were the first outboard motor entirely made in Finland.

A word about the Knorring company - they were importers of machinery like locomotives and construction equipment, and equipment for manufacturing plants. From 1893-1896 Axel von Knorring was editor-in-chief of Teknikern, the prestigious publication of the Finnish Engineering Society. Their goal for the journal was to reach the general public and attract more interest in modern and future developments in the field.

The designer of Aveko, Gillis Emanuel Huss, was a skilled engineer and metalurgist with high standards for his work.

The actual manufacturer of the Aveko was done by Ahjon Konepaja. An article at that time said that "Ahjon Konepaja, in Helsinki, has now started under the leadership of a professional manager and using to the most up-to-date precision methods to manufacture the new Aveko engine.". Ahjo Konepaja Ltd. was a machine shop in Siltasaari, Helsinki in the 1920s and 1930s.

The Aveko was a fine rowboat motor produced at a time when lighter and more advanced outboards were about to make it outdated and economically impractical to compete with imports.

 

 


Following is a collection of ads and articles
concerning the Aveko.

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