{"product_id":"1909-french-bill-exchange-tollet-drevet-lyon","title":"1909 French Bill of Exchange – Tollet \u0026 Drevet, Lyon","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal French bill of exchange dated 16 November 1909, issued in Lyon by Tollet \u0026amp; Drevet, successors to Perrissol \u0026amp; Pidault, trading under the name “Aux Forges de France”.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis striking early 20th-century commercial document features a highly decorative \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindustrial illustrated letterhead\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, depicting machinery and workshop equipment alongside the wording \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Machines-Outils pour Ateliers de Construction – Forges \u0026amp; Fonderies.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompleted by hand, the bill records an amount of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e29.55 francs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and was addressed to \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMonsieur Salvat\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, hardware merchant in Seyne, Basses-Alpes.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eNumerous original commercial and banking markings remain visible across the document, including \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCrédit Lyonnais stamps\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, handwritten endorsements, collection marks and an original \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e5-centime French fiscal stamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bearing a company cancellation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe reverse preserves further endorsements, payment instructions, signatures and banking stamps, documenting the successive circulation and processing of the bill through the French commercial banking system.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe combination of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindustrial engraving, ornate typography, manuscript entries and layered bank markings\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e gives this document exceptional graphic and historical character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA fascinating piece of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrench industrial ephemera and banking history\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, ideal for collectors of antique commercial paper, historic financial documents, industrial advertising and early 20th-century French ephemera.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDetails\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOrigin: Lyon, France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDate: 16 November 1909\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCompany: Tollet \u0026amp; Drevet\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFormer company: Perrissol \u0026amp; Pidault\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTrade name: Aux Forges de France\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDocument: Original bill of exchange \/ commercial draft\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAmount: 29.55 francs\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRecipient: Monsieur Salvat, hardware merchant, Seyne, Basses-Alpes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFeatures: Illustrated industrial letterhead, handwritten entries, bank stamps, endorsements and fiscal stamp\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLanguage: French\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePeriod: Early 20th century\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDimensions: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27.5 × 10.5 cm (10.8 × 4.1 in)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eVery good antique condition with normal signs of age and commercial use, including light toning, manuscript annotations, banking marks and small traces of handling. 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