Remind me what is stamped on the reverse side of the tang, I can't read it from the photo :)
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Remind me what is stamped on the reverse side of the tang, I can't read it from the photo :)
here you go: http://i44.servimg.com/u/f44/12/44/61/01/gelle110.jpg
Credit goes to: http://razorland55.free.fr
The funny part is in the red statement on top of the catalogue:
"Gentlemen customers are pleased to not cut the pictures with a scissor in this catalogue.
It simply suffice, mentionning the article, to write down its reference number to obtain what one desire..........." :roflmao What does it means? They were no ladies in "da buziness" or simply that men were stupid? :roflmao
Great information! I do know someone who is Jewish. Maybe I'll ask him the next time I see him. Or email him the photo.
Honestly...I'm afraid to sell it. As a Buddhist, I must avoid any intentional [or accidental, if it can be helped] misleading information. (It's akin to Thou shalt not lie!) But beyond that, I'd feel simply awful if someone bought it thinking one thing, and time proved the other. Of course, I always offer a 100% refund on anything I sell, but it's better to never require a refund in the first place. Don't you agree? Anyway...the short answer is...it's because I'm afraid. LOL =)Quote:
Why is it temporarily unavailable? I think it's beautiful.
Me
Ah! It looks like the catalogue is for beauty supplies, and there is an advertisement for Gelle Freres, which is a perfume and soap company. (Under the Gell Freres name it shows their specialty: PARFUMEURS / SAVONNIERS.)
Oops! I looked more closely. It's the cover page of the catalog, brought to you by Gelle Freres! =) It looks like they may have been branching out into the beauty supply business, but were still marketing themselves primarily as a perfume and soap company.
I thought it was established long ago that men, compared to women, are stupid. =)Quote:
What does it means? They were no ladies in "da buziness" or simply that men were stupid? :roflmao
Me
That's true. I also found one old reference HERE that lists the chief products of various manufacturers for the convention at the time (1884), and it lists under the Gelle Freres name (p. 344): (1) Soaps, (2) Perfumery, and (3) Special Hygenic Glycerine Perfumery. (At least, I think that's what it's showing.)
Regardless, they market themselves [as seen in the magazine above] as perfumers and soap-makers.
But you may be right. Perhaps they started as a perfume/soap company and turned into a barber supply shop a few years later. I don't know. I can't say for sure. I wasn't there.
This is great information we're digging up!
Thanks,
Christopher
The logo is a small branch which is what the Family name (Rameau) means. They had an other mark that was a dove holding a small branch across its beak, but this latter was more used on knifes (more space).
Hope this help..