• Parisian brasserie chain. See the history of the chain in the model sheet.
  • Hutchinson is a French manufacturer founded by an American of the same name in 1853 in Chalette-sur-Loing. It started by manufacturing bicycle and car tires. Then from 1910 onwards, it diversified into coated fabrics for airplanes, as well as airplane and truck tires.
  • Line for fishing line
  • Rum from the Compagnie des Planteurs Réunis.
  • Founded in 1932 by Alexandre Aubaut and his son Eugène, the company Chaussures Pillot had 3 factories in Paris and the Paris region by 1935, but only 15 stores, 12 of which were in Paris. They bet on producing at the lowest possible cost using the most modern techniques, but neglected marketing.
    The factory in Paray near Orly was built in 1935 and became the flagship of the company. It had 5 assembly lines spread over 30,000 m2. All kinds of rubber-soled shoes were manufactured there: low-cost shoes, work shoes, sandals, sneakers, military boots, and fabric shoes for women. Overbuilt for the actual demand, it was shut down in 1938.
  • Fresh kolas wine from Conakry marketed by the house J.H. Secrestat Aîné in Bordeaux.
  • Gala organized to benefit the Garibaldiens de l'Argonne retirement home, sponsored by the newspaper L'Intransigeant. Italian Garibaldians enlisted in the French Foreign Legion in 1914 while waiting for Italy to enter the war. They distinguished themselves through their military exploits, particularly in the Argonne.
Go to Top