Nils Krag

Nils Krag (1863 – 1926) was a Norwegian businessman. He was born in Risør, a son of politician Peter Rasmus Krag. He was a brother of Thomas and Vilhelm Krag. He was the founder of the company Krag Maskinfabrikk, a producer of franking machines and postmark machines. When Karl Uchermann designed the world's first practical franking machine in 1901, a series of 18 machines was produced between 1903 and 1905. Between 1932 and 1995 the company produced 35,000 machines.^[1][2]

References

1. ^ "Nils Krag" (in Norwegian). Store norske leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/Nils_Krag. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 
2. ^ Langangen, Anders. "Nils Krag". In Helle, Knut (in Norwegian). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Nils_Krag/utdypning. Retrieved 24 July 2011. 

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Name	Krag, Nils
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Date of birth	1863
Place of birth	Risør, Norway
Date of death	1926
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