Carl Sahlin, manager of Laxå Mill from 1900 to 1917, founded the museum in 1902. Most of the collections date from his time. They are stored in one of the wing buildings of the Laxå mill manor. The building itself was built around 1800.
Iron production in the area was carried out for 300 years and the current communities of Laxå and Röfors grew up around the ironworks. The museum's collections contain samples of pig iron and rolled iron from both Laxå and Röfors, as well as ores and minerals from the ironworks' mines.
There is also material from the ironworks in Aspa, Åboholm, Igelbäcken and Skagerstaholm.
The production at Laxå Sulfitfabrik is presented through samples and a model of a sulphite boiler.
Also on display are tools for hunting bears and wolves, traps of various kinds. Fishing tackle, tools, household utensils, scales, measures and weights and hundreds of locks of various types.
Here you can see Dr. Victor Cassel's medical equipment showing how the sick were treated in the past. Together with personal belongings, they give a picture of the owner of the mill.
In one room, there are portraits of many of those who have ruled over Laxå Bruk over the generations.
In the nearby Archive there are some copies of documents that have been transferred to the Archive Center in Örebro. These have been stored here to make it easier for the local history society to search for information at home.
The collections in the archive show modern times: the development of the railway, ESAB, the Pharmacy and more.
