ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 2:44 am
I can’t ID this logo right now even if I think I have seen it before. Help is much welcomed.
Klaus
Klaus
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Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:20 am
Brevete was a Besson model in the late 19th and earlier 20th century
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:46 am
Brevete is french for patented.
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:47 am
What the heck is that thing on the bell? Looks almost like a Zerk Fitting for adding grease 
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 11:55 am
Frederic Godfroy? Known more as a woodwind maker.
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:31 pm
Godfroy is not in my galleries so far, so I will look for other references.kingconn wrote:Frederic Godfroy? Known more as a woodwind maker.
Thank you!
Klaus
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sat Jan 12, 2013 7:35 pm
It is the socket for a lyre. The old handwritten marching books had a good deal of 2-page marches. Lyres with rounded stems allowed for a fast page turn by rotation.Rick F wrote:What the heck is that thing on the bell?
Klaus
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 8:44 am
I found the logo in the langwell index by looking under makers in Paris.
Re: ID of a French brassmaker’s logo
Posted: Sun Jan 13, 2013 11:44 am
Mme. F. Besson, after G. Besson left for london.