History of the Laguiole knife, French book

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History of the Laguiole knife, French book
History of the Laguiole knife, French book
This softcover book of 200 pages with over 230 illustrations retraces the history
of the LAGUIOLE, the legendary French knife known worldwide.
Who would have thought that a knife, born peasant, in the heart of the Massif Central,
would become a companion of art of living of the modern man?
From the pocket of the peasant of the Aubrac bringing his cows to the mountains,
it passed into that of the coal merchant who left his mountain to the French capital.
Today it is synonymous with etiquette and friendliness.
Its origins on the plateau of Aubrac, evoke the authenticity of the preserved natural space.
The LAGUIOLE is the banner.
The Calmels and Pagès cutlers gave him his letters of nobility winning many medals at national competitions.
Today, the cutlers of art magnify the prestige and some knives have conquered the most demanding fans.
This book presents the great houses that made the reputation of Laguiole:
The cutleries Moulin, Glaize, Calmels, Mas, Pagès, Cure, Glandières, Poup, Rascalou, Thibaud, Salettes…
It also contains many pictures of knives, old workshops, forges or assembly drawings,
order books, old manual drawings of knife templates from their archives.
Contents:
Introduction
At the sources of a knife
The Capujadou, first Laguiole knife
The first cutlers of Laguiole
Workshops cutlery
The “Laguiole Droit”
The sources of Laguiole Yatagan
The first flies decorations
The first Laguiole with corkscrew
1890-1900 A prolific period
1908-1909 Born of the bee
Profound changes
A changing city
Manufacturers Calmels and Glandières maintain the tradition
The families of cutlers of Laguiole
The first manufacturers of Laguiole in Thiers
1920-1930 Technical innovations
The organization of production
The marks of Thiers
Nicolas Crocombette, a great artist
The low point
The Laguiole in Thiers nowadays
The revival of the Laguiole manufacturing
Laguiole knife nowadays
LOG Laguiole Origine Garantie – The Genuine Laguiole
The French texts are written by Christian Lemasson.
Printed in 2014, this book is
NEW
and is 8-½ inches x 10-½ inches ( 22 cm x 27 cm )
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