Mystery wax label

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  1. George650

    George650 New Member

    09D7B1DD-0BF8-4B1F-84F9-462DC09CF6A8.jpeg I need help identifying this wax label found on the back of a piece I just bought. Looks either French or French Canadian from what I can tell, but it’s hard to read fully. Thinking it’s from the 1920’s and would really like to know who made it! Anything helps!
     
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  2. Bakersgma

    Bakersgma Well-Known Member

    I could swear we've seen this before - and recently - but George only has this single post in his profile. Did someone else post this same thing?
     
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  3. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    1907 Kelly's Directory of Merchants, Manufacturers and Shippers
    shows the following from Holland.
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    Mulder L. L. & fils , Smidswater , 23

    https://books.google.com/books?id=YeLUwvEpfUEC&pg=PA1077&lpg=PA1077&dq=L.L.+MULDER+ET+FILS+fabricants+la+have&source=bl&ots=s4pr7SyWpN&sig=ACfU3U2GVjX48IkFH4gi8ACMKOBsmE46-Q&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjG3p3U3Lf4AhWMD0QIHR3UCWMQ6AF6BAgeEAM#v=onepage&q=L.L. MULDER ET FILS fabricants la have&f=false

    What looks like "LA HAVE" actually is "LA HAYE" (French for The Hague)
     
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    Unless it's Le Havre - a French seaport.
     
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  5. Roaring20s

    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

    I am reading La Haye from the pictured label. ;)
     
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    Roaring20s Well-Known Member

  7. Fern77

    Fern77 Well-Known Member

    It does say, LL Mulder and sons, manufacturers, Le Havre (in French). They might have been Dutch, but they did have offices in France. Coat of arms might have meant a royal charter, or maybe just a claim to fame. What possibly French Canadian furniture from the 20s is it attached to?
     
  8. Debora

    Debora Well-Known Member

    Actually, it clearly says La Have not La Havre.

    Debora
     
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  9. Fern77

    Fern77 Well-Known Member

    It sure does (age, uh). So Dutch cabinet makers established in Canada. Well, Limbert himself claimed some Dutch heritage for his furniture. But what is this label attached to? I am very curious.
     
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