If anyone has any Info on a company called Chavet Freres or possibly Chauvet Freres, I've come up empty handed. They used the stamp C.F and that's about all I know. I'm not even sure if they were a tobacconist or a manufacturer, or maybe both.
Seeking Info on French Pipe Company
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Not much in French either. I found the name Chauvet Freres associated with wine and champagne. Who knows...maybe its from their ancestors. The timeline is close. It translates into Chauvet Brothers.
Here is an old ad but not for pipes. Back in the day its very possible they had some pipes made for them in St Claude to market with their other products.
Here is an old ad but not for pipes. Back in the day its very possible they had some pipes made for them in St Claude to market with their other products.
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Yes, that’s the only thing I found. Many champagne buckets and things for the vinophile.
That's pretty much all I came up with as well.
From 1907 'Kelly's Directory of Merchants'. There may be more in other years of this book.
Don't mind me, I'm just here waiting patiently for the pictures....
And this... Usine de tabletterie dite usine de pipes Aschenbrenner et Cie ⋅ Patrimoine en Bourgogne-Franche-Comté - https://patrimoine.bourgognefranchecomte.fr/dossiers-inventaire/usine-de-tabletterie-dite-usine-de-pipes-aschenbrenner-et-cie-ia39000438
Once you get the street or area name, you can google that, then translate from the French. So google: Aschenbrenner Vuillard Chavet Freres or leave out Chavet Freres and add 'Pipes' to your search. You'll probably find loads of stuff, but in French.
You end up with the following, which, in conjunction with the other bit I showed, says Chavret Freres pipes were made at a pipe factory built by Aschenbrenner, Vuillard et Gros...I think.
Founded on January 1, 1883, the general partnership Aschenbrenner, Vuillard et Gros had a pipe factory built in 1893 and 1894 by the San Claudian architect Marius David at a place called Sur les Etapes. The company H. Aschenbrenner-Vuillard, bringing together in 1910 Henri Aschenbrenner and his two sons Maurice and Paul then, in 1921, Paul Aschenbrenner and Louis Reymondet, was succeeded in 1931 by the company Aschenbrenner et Cie, managed by Paul Aschenbrenner and Marcel David. Largely intended for export, the production consists of pipe heads and sculpted pipes, manually then mechanically, sold under the Bayard and Asco brands. Closed in 1961, the factory was converted into a building by the Public Housing Office. of the town of Saint-Claude, and expanded with automobile sheds.
Steam engine attested at the turn of the century. Purchase in 1943 of the wooden machine, built around 1863 by Dalloz-Dessertine, allowing the carving of 14 pipe heads at a time (currently on display at the Pipes and Diamonds Exhibition, in Saint-Claude).
Around twenty people at the factory in the 1920s, 7 (including 3 women) plus 2 at home in 1948.
Once you get the street or area name, you can google that, then translate from the French. So google: Aschenbrenner Vuillard Chavet Freres or leave out Chavet Freres and add 'Pipes' to your search. You'll probably find loads of stuff, but in French.
You end up with the following, which, in conjunction with the other bit I showed, says Chavret Freres pipes were made at a pipe factory built by Aschenbrenner, Vuillard et Gros...I think.
Founded on January 1, 1883, the general partnership Aschenbrenner, Vuillard et Gros had a pipe factory built in 1893 and 1894 by the San Claudian architect Marius David at a place called Sur les Etapes. The company H. Aschenbrenner-Vuillard, bringing together in 1910 Henri Aschenbrenner and his two sons Maurice and Paul then, in 1921, Paul Aschenbrenner and Louis Reymondet, was succeeded in 1931 by the company Aschenbrenner et Cie, managed by Paul Aschenbrenner and Marcel David. Largely intended for export, the production consists of pipe heads and sculpted pipes, manually then mechanically, sold under the Bayard and Asco brands. Closed in 1961, the factory was converted into a building by the Public Housing Office. of the town of Saint-Claude, and expanded with automobile sheds.
Steam engine attested at the turn of the century. Purchase in 1943 of the wooden machine, built around 1863 by Dalloz-Dessertine, allowing the carving of 14 pipe heads at a time (currently on display at the Pipes and Diamonds Exhibition, in Saint-Claude).
Around twenty people at the factory in the 1920s, 7 (including 3 women) plus 2 at home in 1948.
So, are you sure it means that, or Cosmic Folklore? 
Actually, my stamps are MJ, but... it didn't cross your mind? Ha ha.
Actually, my stamps are MJ, but... it didn't cross your mind? Ha ha.
Ok, Im a dummy who's working on to many pipes at once. I've been trying to run down info based on the wrong stamp. I got it in my head it was C.F somehow. It is not, it's R.F so maybe Reybier Fères et Fils.
It is double mounted with silver, so...So, are you sure it means that, or Cosmic Folklore?
Actually, my stamps are MJ, but... it didn't cross your mind? Ha ha.
sorry.
Those old French directories can give you just enough information to lead somewhere really great. I've used them a number of times when I thought I was dead in the water.
Yeah, I'd be no help whatsoever in this kind of search. If it's French it just may as well be Mongolian to me.
So I found this company in the Kelly’s Guide that @runscott posted.
REYMONDET GRUET FRERES
They actually had a 1914 patent for some sort of mortise link, given the funky nature of the screw tenon on this pipe I think they might be a good candidate for the manufacturer.
REYMONDET GRUET FRERES
They actually had a 1914 patent for some sort of mortise link, given the funky nature of the screw tenon on this pipe I think they might be a good candidate for the manufacturer.
For sure! It's doing a number on my PAD.