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Scholberg History
Hello
Alan, i wrote to you a few months ago about family Scholberg. I see that there
are some questions on the site that i could answer and i'm glad to help.
First of
all, Christovam Alphonse Guillaume Scholberg was the first introducer of
Scholberg in South America, as it would be known by many as Coqueiro in Pelotas
Brazil.
Another
point is that she was established in 1850, by A. Gadet and A.G. Scholberg, both
old partners of Laport in Rio de Janeiro.
Alexander
Gadet left the Pelotas enterprise in 1882, that changed the name for Scholberg
Joucla & Silva. The name of Silva is Francisco Eurico da Silva, he dies in 1894,
changing the name of the enterprise for Scholberg & Joucla, owned by Leopoldo
Joucla and Clementine Sueyder (or Smegrs) Scholberg, the "Scholberg Widow".
In 1907
the company change again the name, after Joucla's death. It becomes Scholberg
&Cia, owned by Clementine, Eugenio Belmondy and Joao Jacottet, both Belmondy and
Jacottet being great citizens of Pelotas, very rich and powerful.
The Palm
Tree brand (Coqueiro) was because of a giant palm tree located in front of the
house, situated in Avenue Andrade Neves 147-117, after 1882, so there's no Gadet
with palm tree brand.
The
company close its door due to the great crysis of Pelotas that happened in 1937,
leaving the best gaucho knife and gun shop that EVER touched the south american
soil in the history books.
Now,
about Broqua & Scholberg, Montevideo Uruguay.
The shop
opened its doors in Street Rincon 139 in the year 1856, with the association of
Alfonso Broqua and A.G. Scholberg, using the Sun of May brand, called popularly
by "Sol de Broqua", in those times the company was a military shop, but along
the ages she started to become more and more a Bazaar selling all kind of very
expensive stuff, Christofle plate, Carrara marble, Thiers & Nogent steel in the
knives, Solingen steel in the razors and swords.
In 1890,
the company changes to street Sarandi 250-254, and in 1897 the brand adds the
name of Armeria Nacional (National Armory).
In 1911
the numbers change and 250 of Sarandi is now 671-667.
In 1921
the company acquires a new building, side by side with the old one, in the 683,
starting the BIGGEST bazaar ever in Uruguay. Because of WW2 Broqua & Scholberg
could not get steel from Europe, causing that the steel called D Crowned,
produced by the Delaire & Cie in Thiers and used in the Broqua & Scholberg
knives to be never more seen in south american territories. The bazaar stopped
selling weapons and by 1976-1980 it closed its doors due to the dictature strong
taxes in Uruguay.
Today
FANACU owns the right of the name Broqua & Scholberg producing solingen-steel
knives, those of lower quality compared to the old ones. Remember, Gadet of
Pelotas did not supply Broqua of Montevideo, he was only a partner in business,
A.G. Scholberg was the true brain behind, as well as Clementine. Today an
original Scholberg can cost more than 20 thousand dollars because of the
silverware and gold work in them, depending on the piece of course.
I'm
writting a book about it, if you could provide me pictures of Scholberg in
Belgium as well as when they ceased to work, and any other information i would
be glad to put it in the book with all the dued appreciation to you. Thank you
very much my friend, any questions i will be glad to answer if i can.
Michel Gruenberg
