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- ↑ "Christiania Spigerverk". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 11 October 2010.
- ↑ "Forenede Nagle & Skruefabrikk A/S" (in Norwegian). Industrimuseum.no. Retrieved 21 January 2012.
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