Boucheron Symmetry
Sept 21, 2022 17:18:33 GMT -7
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Post by paranger on Sept 21, 2022 17:18:33 GMT -7
I was roughing out some knife blanks today, and I found this striking:
Both of these are 1:1 scale templates made from actual archeological examples. The smaller one was found at a French campsite for the siege of Fort William Henry in 1757. It measures 6 3/4" (or EXACTLY 6 pouces) and bears an (unknown) Fleur-de-Lys cutler mark.
The larger one was found near Fort Carillon/Ticonderoga dating to roughly the same time, and measures 7 7/8" (or EXACTLY 7 pouces) bearing the cutler's mark of Barthelemy Doron.
I am amazed by the symmetry and precision. Consider that these were made by two different makers and found in two different locations. Both are "type A" in the Hamilton/Gladysz typology.
We are often led to believe 18th c. pre-industrial production was devoid of standardization or exhibited loose tolerances by modern industrial standards. To me, this example suggests otherwise.
Both of these are 1:1 scale templates made from actual archeological examples. The smaller one was found at a French campsite for the siege of Fort William Henry in 1757. It measures 6 3/4" (or EXACTLY 6 pouces) and bears an (unknown) Fleur-de-Lys cutler mark.
The larger one was found near Fort Carillon/Ticonderoga dating to roughly the same time, and measures 7 7/8" (or EXACTLY 7 pouces) bearing the cutler's mark of Barthelemy Doron.
I am amazed by the symmetry and precision. Consider that these were made by two different makers and found in two different locations. Both are "type A" in the Hamilton/Gladysz typology.
We are often led to believe 18th c. pre-industrial production was devoid of standardization or exhibited loose tolerances by modern industrial standards. To me, this example suggests otherwise.
