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Ellemobil

Danish watchmaker and inventor

Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer (14 June 1871 – 20 May 1946) was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement machines, Tivoli boats, egg openers, cleavers for pig slaughterhouses, engines in countless shades, motorcycles, cars, alternative energy and fire-fighting equipment. He was also among the first in Europe to fly an airplane.2 It ceased to exist in 1913.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1909Founded1
  • Industryautomobile manufacturer1
  • HeadquartersCopenhagen1

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Jacob Christian Hansen-Ellehammer (14 June 1871 – 20 May 1946) was a Danish inventor and aviation pioneer. He obtained a total of 59 Danish patents and worked with many different things, including amusement machines, Tivoli boats, egg openers, cleavers for pig slaughterhouses, engines in countless shades, motorcycles, cars, alternative energy and fire-fighting equipment. He was also among the first in Europe to fly an airplane.2

How it started

Early life

Ellehammer was the son of Mads Jakob Hansen (born 1836 in Hjelm on Møn) and his wife Maren Kathrine Larsen (born 1839 in Petersværft on Sydhavsøerne). He took the name Ellehammer in 1901 after his mother's family. Ellehammer's family moved to Vålse on Falster in 1875. The father and his two brothers, Christian and Henrik, took part in the drainage of Vålse Vig using an invented water lift which was driven by a Dutch windmill.

Ellehammer was trained as a watchmaker in Nykøbing Falster and then went to Copenhagen, where he was apprenticed as an electromechanic, which was one of the pioneering jobs of the time.

Electronics

Completing his apprenticeship, Ellehammer established his own company in 1898. In the beginning he produced cigarette machines, beverage machines and other electronic machinery.

Elleham (motorcycle)

From Wikipedia’s article on Ellemobil, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2

Timeline

  1. 1913Dissolved Dissolved1
  2. 1909Founded Founded1

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