Traditional French Fry day

Jolipapa said:
No idea, the fleame supposes that it could used to cure hooves, same for the saw. The general shape is similar to the tiré-droit/galvacher (without head bolster), also carter's knife.
According to Rousselon (maker of 32 Dumas brand) the main market was cane machetes for the Réunion island, during a journey there he proposed this little knife which soon became popular.
Rousselon is a very old name in Thiers cutlery and made many different patterns, folders and fixed, including shaving razors and scissors.

Arcs (amourette # snake wood); fine horn; ivory/mother of pearl (nacre); ivoirine (French ivory)
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Boules and Rasoir Marocain (!)
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Pradels and Massus (lower half)
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Great catalogs! Thanks for sharing.
 
I have a thing for the Parapluie brand.
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I discovered them about when they were going out of business, so the little umbrella wounds my heart with a dolorous clangor. [Not even a paraphrase. Just an allusion.]
 
Rossignol (nightingale) was the special brand for their Lags only. Both belonged to Thérias group of Thiers, still existing in the cutlery (kitchen knives - Sabatier L'unique ), famous for the ubiquitous Economiseur ,now made in... Normandy!
The factory in Thiers before closure© France 3 Auvergne Rhône Alpes)

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(1984 catalogue here : https://www.lecouteau.info/catalogues/therias-l-econome/ )
 
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It was raining a little here in Vancouver also, but old Sol has broken through!!
It's always exciting to see a good, brand-spanking-new knife, or an old one with the salesman's numbers still inked on the back; but sometimes it is most heart-warming, and somehow comforting, to see a knife that has weathered a few storms, and weathered them well!!Aged Lag 1.jpgAged Lag 2.jpgAged Lag 3.jpg
This larger Lag (nearly 5 1/4") is well made, and nicely patina-ed! Its goodly size would be the only knife a household really needs!! 🤔 o_O:rolleyes::cool:
 
Raining here as well Charlie, and happy Friday to you all !

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on that desk stand I made, I epoxied a 1974 nickel, all my French coins were given to my grandson ages ago and no doubt they are lost among the many things he has, so the nickel will do, Thomas Jefferson was the U.S. Ambassador to France back in the day...

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Are pennies and nickels still used in the USA, Gary?? Our pennies (1 cent) coins are obsolete here in Canada! Who knows when the nickel will go?? Is 1974 a special year for you? Besides a handsome mintage?? :cool:
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Yes indeed we still use pennies and nickels here, and while not a milestone year for my family, it is just a pretty vintage coin and I liked the looks of it and felt the little stand needed something right about there :)

Nice knives btw !
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Gary W. Graley said:
Yes indeed we still use pennies and nickels here, and while not a milestone year for my family, it is just a pretty vintage coin and I liked the looks of it and felt the little stand needed something right about there :)

Nice knives btw !
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im;Ike to see what coins are in the photos with knives. I know ML knives Uses an Indian Head penny. Have seen some neat foreign coins too. There was a thread somewhere with knives and coins.
 
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