Originally Posted by
Neil Miller
I don't think it could be 17th century (1600s) or 18th century (1700s) as the Hamon company began in France in 1818 (19th century) when Monsieur Hamon ("Pere Hamon") invented his Zeolithe paste which was dedicated to maintaining the fine edge of razors. The company was based at 54 Rue de Clery in Paris and over the years it added more items to its range, offering at first paddle strops for the razor paste and barbers supplies but branching out into other fields. I think the company is still active today, but producing fine scissors, textiles, garments and so on.
"Cuir bois" means the stropping medium - leather-covered wood. the other part I'm not sure about 'dit' (rather than 'dix' which I think is wrong) and 'corrixule' - probably a tradename like 'zeolithe' or an old name for a type of wood or wood surface (eg a lot of the early wooden paddles had corrugations on them to hold the paste), as the label is found very often on long thin paddle strops that do not open to form a case to keep a razor in.
Regards
Neil
The coin-like devices are to signify awards won by the company.