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Maisons COTÉ OUEST

(Article reprinted from the magazine Maisons Cote Ouest – October 2004 - by Agnès Waendendries. Photos Joël Laiter)

"Our passion for houses is not limited to decoration. This is why we grant a significant part of our reporting to discovery, gardens & landscapes, culture & creation and gastronomy & heritage.

The last French manufacturer of sewing needles and metal accessories for paper, BOHIN FRANCE BOHIN FRANCE survives and thrives in the industries of Arts & Crafts and Leisure Arts

In the town of St. Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy (near the city of L’Aigle and the Normandy beaches) visit the beautiful and historic factory, a cross between the workshop of a mastercraftsman and large scale industry".

Left/ Coppered steel wire Reels. Right/ Mixed with sawdust, the needles are brewed in wooden barrels.

Left/ Manufacture of the glass head pins. Right/ After hardening the needles at very high temperatures, they are cooled in large vats

Left/ Manufacturing of the eye of the needle on a press. Right/ The needles are polished by putting them in rubber bags.

Loose needles are sorted on a ribbed, wooden tray in preparation for a plate ribbed before being locked up in packages.

Piles of finished pins (Left) and Needles (Right) prepare to be sorted for packaging