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Glass Discussion & Research. NO IDENTIFICATION REQUESTS here please. => France => Topic started by: Glen on September 20, 2005, 03:05:30 PM
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Does anyone know if Saint Gobain might have made large blow moulded vases, possibly in the 1930s? Maybe for Coty?
Glen
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Glen,
I have taken the liberty of contacting the company's HQ in France, and once I have a response, will post the translation here.
Regards,
Marcus
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Marcus, thank you so much. I had viewed their main website and wondered what my chances of doing that might be.......but as I once asked for a tarte des pommes de terre instead of a tarte des pommes, who knows what I might end up with! My French is very, very lacking :oops:
Thank you again. You are very kind.
Glen
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I think SG could not possibly say what they manufactured and when; they have sold out their consumer glass factories (at least half a dozen of them including Duralex etc.) to Bormioli Rocco and concentrate on float production and building materials. Not even sure they still run Flaconnerie - the perfume bottle business....
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Hi Glen and Ivo,
Ivo, the company still owns the flaconnerie:
http://www.saint-gobain-desjonqueres.fr/parfumerie/uk/add-on/index.asp
Glen do you want me to enquire further, re archive etc?
Regards,
Marcus
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Marcus, I don't want to waste your time. If you and Ivo feel that there is no chance of them knowing what they did in the past, then I really, truly do not want to waste your precious time.
I am so very grateful to you for responding in this thread.
Thanks again.
Glen
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Hi Glen,
The enquiry has now been passed to the company historian.... and have been promised a response shortly.
Regards,
Marcus
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Hi Glen,
Have been sent three files by S-G. Will check these out for you. Would you please be so kind as to forward and image of the vases concerned, so that I may try to progress this further on your behalf?
TIA,
Marcus
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Dooooohhhhhh..... two out of three postings anonymously.... How bad is that????
Sorry,
Marcus
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Courtesy of M. Jacques Durand's secretary:
Nous avons retrouvé un historique de la Chapelle paru dans Le Groupe d'histoire locale La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin, mars 1988. Les établissements Dessaux possédaient une distillerie à La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin qui fut transformée partiellement en 1927 en verrerie. En 1930, la société des parfums Coty acquiert la verrerie et constitue la Société des Verreries de La Chapelle Saint-Mesmin, rachetée par Saint-Gobain en 1934. La parfumerie Coty restera cliente de Saint-Gobain qui continue à fabriquer les emballages de parfumerie.
We have found a history of La Chapelle, which came from the local history group of La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, in 1988. The company Dessaux owned a distilerry, which was partially converted to a glass factory in 1927. In 1930, Coty acquired the glass-works, and formed "La Societe des Verreries da La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin" which was purchased by Saint-Gobain, in 1934. Coty remained a major client.
I would like to thank Mme Nathalie Duarte, Saint-Gobain's Archivist, for her work in making the information available to us.
regards,
Marcus
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Marcus.......thank you, thank you. And then thank you again. All the pieces of my puzzle are beginning to fit together. I am very grateful to you for your help - and also to your friends at Saint Gobain too.
Ice cream, eh? Mine's a double choc choc :lol:
Glen
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Should anyone be researching Duralex, there is this academic thesis that may be of interest:
VILLACROUX (Olivier).- La verrerie de la Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, ou l'histoire d'un produit, le Duralex. (1934-1969).- Tours, 1998.- Dir. J.F.ECK.
Regards,
Marcus
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Glen,
verre trempe, (with accent on final e) = hardened glass, the production of which had started in the mid-thirties, at La Chappelle....
also known as "Duralex".....
regards,
Marcus
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Marcus - thank you once again. Most interesting information.
Merci :shock: (that's as good as my francais gets :shock: )
Glen