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Hello Dear people,

My name is Ralph Baggaley, I'm an american and I work in Belgium since 1972.

I have a large collection of leather tools that I bought over the years in markets and in Paris. The tools I collect are made by www.vergez-blanchard.fr

Some of my tools are at least 100 years old. If you would like to see them send mails and I'll take photos and post them.

Let me know,

Leather Guru.

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Ralph,

Please post the pictures you have. I have several Blanchard plough gauges and one or two from Mayer-Flamery that are very nice also. I have a Mayer-Flamery knife too. I've gopt a few Dixon and Barnsley tools as well.

Bruce Johnson

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Hello Dear people,

My name is Ralph Baggaley, I'm an american and I work in Belgium since 1972.

I have a large collection of leather tools that I bought over the years in markets and in Paris. The tools I collect are made by www.vergez-blanchard.fr

Some of my tools are at least 100 years old. If you would like to see them send mails and I'll take photos and post them.

Let me know,

Leather Guru.

I have a couple of old edgers which I suspect are Vergez-Blanchard brand. The metal parts are double ended with a different size edger on each end and are removable from the wooden handle, so you just pull out the edger of one size, turn it and insert it into the handle and you have a different size edger. I´d like to know it they are V-Blanchard tools. Can you identify them if I get o pic of them? The wooden handles are very plain and made of hardwood.

They originate from a local saddlery which closed down 30 - 40 years ago and had been stored in a bag until the old saddler left this world. Got a call that the tools were for sale I managed to buy all his handtools ( 83 tools) in one batch, and at a discount price. His family, from whom I bought them, were very pleased with the thought that the tools would come to life again so they gave me a good deal.

/ Knut

"The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...

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Hello you guys,

Where did you get all those plow knives Bruce ? I only have 3 and I'm jealous.

Anyway, it's my girl friend who takes pictures and she's at home at the moment but as soon as she is here I'll do the photos.Lots of those old tools have ebony handles !

Vergez-blanchard are still making these tools in the same way as before. I am going to see their atelier in August and I'll do a reportage for you guys.

Later,

Ralph

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Hallo Ralph,

hast Du noch Werkzeuge von Blanchard zu verkaufen ??

Ich bin auf der Suche nach guten Lederwerkzeugen:)

Schönen Gruß vom See ( Germany)

Arno

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Ralph. Are you looking to sell these or are you just letting us view them in all their glory?

A teacher pointed at me with a ruler and said "At the end of this ruler is an idiot." I got detention when I asked "Which end?"

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Here is a pic of my old edgers ( most likely European)

The metal parts have different size on each end and can be reversed into the handle.

Handles are made of beech wood.

Can these be identified as old Blanchard tools?

Knut

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"The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...

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Now you are going to make me go look, Knut. I think I have a few tools with the shanks like that. I never thought to pull them out and look at the other end.

Bruce Johnson

Malachi 4:2

"the windshield's bigger than the mirror, somewhere west of Laramie" - Dave Stamey

Vintage Refurbished And Selected New Leather Tools For Sale - www.brucejohnsonleather.com

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Now you are going to make me go look, Knut. I think I have a few tools with the shanks like that. I never thought to pull them out and look at the other end.

Looking forward for a report!

/ Knut

"The gun fight at the O.K. corral was actually started by two saddlemakers sitting around a bottle of whiskey talking about saddle fitting"...

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