Vekstaden dates from the early years of the 1900th century.
Here is the only known copy of the Dunberg-Pettersson engine.
The workshop was built in 1905. It then replaced a former smithy and workshop that was located near Lönneberga station. In 1900, production of spark plug motors had been started, which was powered by kerosene. One of the initiators was Carl Oskar Pettersson, who together with four other people formed the company Dunberg, Pettersson & Co.
After 1905, Carl Oskar Pettersson continued with his sons Albin and Ernst engine production. About 50 engines of SEK 2, 4 and 6, respectively, are reported to have been delivered, including to buyers in Öland and in Västergötland. Production ceased in the 1920s and also included threshing plants and knives.
The engine that has been restored in Ålund is so far the only known copy of the Dunberg - Pettersson engine. Maybe it should be called the Lönneberga engine? It is thus not a Haddarps engine as previously stated.
The engine operated the entire workshop equipment and adjacent carpentry shop. A horizontal shaft extends throughout the workshop into the open air and into the carpenter's booth. In the space between the houses it was possible to attach a drive wheel to wood cutters and knives.
A large number of objects show the various uses of the workshop over the years. Forging, motor repair shop, sales and repair of bicycles, motorcycles and mopeds, plumbing and more.
The workshop was donated in 1992 to Lönneberga Hembygdsgille by Barbro Lönnehed. Her husband Rune was the grandson of Carl Oskar Pettersson and worked for many years in the workshop.
