In 1843, based Rex Anders Olof Meden and Dr. Carl Jacob Wettergren Nittsjö Brickworks in Karlsvik outside Rättvik and the foreman appointed Johan Jansson. 1847 also expanding operations with manufacturing of stoves and utensils in terracotta. Initially, all production of utility goods relegated winter. The bricks produced at the plant were sold in Falun and in eastern and western Dalarna, while the use of goods and stoves mainly filled the parish's needs. 1850 stands Wettergren as the sole owner of the mill, he has since bought Medens share and also expanded its portfolio with a clay and gravel pits, houses, forest parcel and a variety of other equipment. 

 

1862 moves Wettergren from the resort. He makes thereafter until the early 1870s, several attempts to sell Karlsvik with its brick factory, but can not find any buyers. In December 1871 Wettergren sickly and invites therefore the entire property including the brickworks that is leased to the highest bidder and 4 January 1872, he signed an agreement with the then-recurring Meden. Med has together with Martin Nisser and CJ Hedman submitted the highest bid and from 1 May 1872 is powered brickworks again to RAO With A. In November 1877 Incorporation of the company and becomes Nittsjö Brickworks AB Nisser, Hedman and Meden owners. The share capital shall amount to at least SEK 20,000 and not more than SEK 50,000.

 

In November 1882 cover R.A.O. Meden bankrupt. In the bankruptcy estate includes Utby and Charles's estates and 1/5 part of Nittsjö Brickworks. Everything sold at public auction, and a total of 36,555 kr gets Major JS Nisser owner of the property. Major J.S. Nisser owns Kopparberg & Hofors sawmilling company and from November 1882 owned brickworks by Martin Nisser, JS Nisser and C.J. Hedman. 1887 is the time for the next change of ownership. Now sold the brickyard to the owner of Säters Earthenware Factory Olof Wallström and under his leadership goes brickworks a flourishing period to meet. He also builds a sawmill in Korsnäs, Backa Ångsåg, which is also incorporated into the company. But when the company goes best is the accident occurs.

 

The night of Sunday, November 10, 1895 a fire broke out in Nittsjö brickworks. It was a large two-storey wooden building containing a furnace and workshops. When the guard left the building at. 23:00 on Saturday night, all was quiet, but an hour later when a few people passed the factory, they saw that a fire had broken out in the main building. They alerted the plant's staff and fighting to get a head start. Unfortunately, the fire had already taken such a hold on the building that any rescue attempt was futile. They still managed to save the attached magazine where everything finished pottery was stored, and the large drying barn. Due to the layer could be saved there was no interruption of the supply and the owner decided that as soon as possible to rebuild the factory, this time it would be built in stone.

 

At Backa Ångsåg Wallström has previously observed large deposits of "going strong" clay and after the fire, he explores the possibility of resuming operations there by forming a new company. In late summer 1896 are invited stakeholders for the formation of an industrial company, and in December 1896 are formed AB Nittsjö Brick Works. From summer 1897 takes all the manufacturing and sales of both brick stoves and wood at the sawmill in Backa.

 

In June 1902 selling Wallström both Brickworks and Ångsåg to engineer C. Godfrey Rystedt in Stockholm for SEK 60,000. The Board then Captain P. Linderdahl, LLM LE Gezelius, Captain A. Lund Berg and deputies Engineer Knut Åkerblom and Auditor G. Ihrman. Rystedt continuing operation of both Ångsåg and Brickworks until 1909 when the company leased to Forsell & Sörling.

 

1914 added production down and the reason for this is that Kullbergs Limestone Processing AB in Glisstjärn applied for, and been granted, build a narrow gauge railway bypass Tegelbruket and on up to Glisstjärn. In connection with this construction as buying Kullberg brickworks. When Nittsjö Brickworks sold takes Sörling with her sons Waldemar and Martin moves to Persbo where he buys Anders Johan Ferners Pottery. Which then stops Sörling his death 1926th

In October 1917 selling Kullberg brickworks to Ruben Löfgren and now becomes Nittsjö Brickworks instead Nittsjö stoneware factory. Ruben proves to be an energetic master, and under his direction the company is growing, both in production and modernity. The number of employees increased, the factory was equipped with modern machinery and new electrical furnaces. Production consisted then mainly of flower pots, jam containers and other household goods.

1924 begins a young boy from Rättvik, Erik Mornils, that in his spare time to paint and decorate flower pots at the factory and in the first year could Mornils to decorate about 40,000 flowerpots with 10 cents. Ruben estimated Mornils proficient and in 1925 he was hired as a decorator at the factory, a job that would be in 40 years. Although Mornils hired as a decorator, he designed also molds and models drejarna Karl Johan Forsell designed, later also PJ Wahlund. All these new models also gave the company reason to participate in exhibitions. The first took place at the Craft and Industry in Falun in 1927, with the result that the company was awarded with the diploma and a bronze medal. 

 

The year after participating Nittsjö at the Sundsvall Exhibition and here they were awarded a diploma and a silver medal for their ornaments. At the Stockholm Exhibition of 1930, it was Erik Mornils lucky to get a diploma and recognition.

Spring 1933 was hired the next great artist at the company. It was Jerk Werkmäster inter alia worked for a short period of Gabriel Burmeister in Vittinge in the 1920s. Werkmäster Nittsjös became the first artistic director and stayed in the company until 1968. His 30-year anniversary of the company was celebrated with an exhibition at the New Museum in Falun 1963. The jerk was busy not only with ceramics. He has painted altarpieces, decorated and furnished Hospital, parish hall and hotel. He redecorating also one of the lounges on the America Line ships "Kungsholm" with intarsiaarbeten.

 

With artists Erik Mornils and Jerk Werkmäster associated with the company increased demand for Nittsjö Ceramics significantly. The factory was modernized and more electric furnaces were installed, together with the large three-story brick oven to produce goods in sufficient quantity.