Who knows anything about this early French pole float and the date???.it has Brevete on the float,the centre is hollow allowing the line to go through and the cane part holds it on the line.Early french pole float,Brevete,any info on the date.
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Early french pole float,Brevete,any info on the date.
Who knows anything about this early French pole float and the date???.it has Brevete on the float,the centre is hollow allowing the line to go through and the cane part holds it on the line.-
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Re: Early french pole float,Brevete,any info on the date.
We touched on French floats (and, embarrassingly, an English one...
) in this thread:
viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4332&hilit=flotteurs
Yours looks like a posh version of the "Mady" float shown on the second page; DaceAce has some interesting modifications made by one I. Marks...
I think "Brevete" just means something like "registered" or "copyright"; "Depose" also keeps getting quoted as a maker's mark on French kit.
I wish I could help with the date, but I've no real idea, sorry.
) in this thread:viewtopic.php?f=10&t=4332&hilit=flotteurs
Yours looks like a posh version of the "Mady" float shown on the second page; DaceAce has some interesting modifications made by one I. Marks...
I think "Brevete" just means something like "registered" or "copyright"; "Depose" also keeps getting quoted as a maker's mark on French kit.
I wish I could help with the date, but I've no real idea, sorry.
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