Simiot & Brelet Lyon

France, Ca. 1850

Stamp:

on long and butt-joint:
(sun)
SIMOIT
ET
BRELET
A LYON
(sun)

Stamp on wing and long-joint:
(sun)
INNOVÉ
PAR
SIMIOT
ET
BRELET
A LYON
(sun)

Wood:

maple

Keys:

13 saltspoon-cover brass keys mounted on oval saddles on plates

Lenght:

131 cm

Details:

Extendible wing-joint, ivory socket on top wing-joint, lined finger-holes, metal U-tube in butt-joint, two keys with unique reverse-action mechanism.

Simiot and Brelet
fl.1844-1874

Made use of techniques developed by Jean François Simiot, who was active between 1803 and 1844.

Inventions: Adjustable crooks
Metal U-tube
Whisper-key
Lined finger-holes
Extendible wing-joint, etc.

Bibliography:

N/A

Collection ID:

31