Traditional French Fry day

cbach8tw said:
After seeing the ’40 catalog above, I wonder how some firms survived the Nazi occupation for the next 4 years? I assume they just shut down since the occupiers did not want knIves in the hands of the people. Were any other firms used or forced to make knives during the occupation, sort of like the small arms manufacturees?
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In Thiers, the organisation of work was not favorable to a switch to manufacture of arms (small companies, tasks disseminated in a specialised cottage -in town in fact- industry). Big industrial mills were located in the sister towns of Issoire and Riom.
Later, many workers were prisoners in Germany.
The mills were not only making knives, also all kitchen hardware and kept on working slowly, depending of the shortage of all that was metal of which most was stolen by the occupation forces (through organisation Todt especially).
Until march 1943 France was cut in 2 zones, the "free" South being unofficially called Nono(ccupied).

On the map, Thiers is #1cm straight south of Vichy, same latitude as Clermont.
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After the demise of the demarcation line all was strictly controlled by the Nazis, lots of young workers joined the many FTP maquis in the mountains to flee the STO (Compulsory Work Service), the mills had even less material to work with.
After the Liberation (Thiers was liberated by the maquis in 1945) work resumed slowly and in 1946 was again in full swing. In Thiers some companies changed name, this was mostly due to marriages (or death) between families. Many workers created their own society, cottage industry back again in the mountain.
 
Jolipapa said:
In Thiers, the organisation of work was not favorable to a switch to manufacture of arms (small companies, tasks disseminated in a specialised cottage -in town in fact- industry). Big industrial mills were located in the sister towns of Issoire and Riom.
Later, many workers were prisoners in Germany.
The mills were not only making knives, also all kitchen hardware and kept on working slowly, depending of the shortage of all that was metal of which most was stolen by the occupation forces (through organisation Todt especially).
Until march 1943 France was cut in 2 zones, the "free" South being unofficially called Nono(ccupied).

On the map, Thiers is #1cm straight south of Vichy, same latitude as Clermont.
82748913_o.jpg


After the demise of the demarcation line all was strictly controlled by the Nazis, lots of young workers joined the many FTP maquis in the mountains to flee the STO (Compulsory Work Service), the mills had even less material to work with.
After the Liberation (Thiers was liberated by the maquis in 1945) work resumed slowly and in 1946 was again in full swing. In Thiers some companies changed name, this was mostly due to marriages (or death) between families. Many workers created their own society, cottage industry back again in the mountain.
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Thanks for the info, very interesting. Appreciate you finding that info.
 
kamagong said:
That ebony/olive knife begs the question, can you get too much of a good thing?

I assume it doesn't fit that LeA leather sheath.
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It actually came shipped in that leather sheath, however it is way too tight to carry it practically in there. I think the answer to your question is yes, you can get too much of a good thing. I wish it was slimmer.
 
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