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ch Offline Zanza

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The day the Wenger factory burned down...
on: July 28, 2020, 04:40:08 PM
The 16th of September 1986, La Coutellerie Wenger de Delémont burned down

Some pictures










One month later, an article in newspaper relating how Wenger restarted slowly (in french)

https://scriptorium.bcu-lausanne.ch/zoom/82922/view?page=13&p=separate&search=Incendie%20Wenger%20%20Del%C3%A9mont&hlid=1084481693&tool=search&view=0,0,3624,5636
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #1 on: July 28, 2020, 05:51:13 PM
Wow, didn't knew about this. Thanks for sharing!

 :cheers: :salute:
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #2 on: July 28, 2020, 06:45:55 PM
Sad,Sad Day..  :(
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It only take a little bit of sharp..

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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #3 on: July 28, 2020, 09:20:37 PM
The story of SAKs surely could have gone differently without the fire, that is no minor setback.
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #4 on: July 29, 2020, 05:27:14 AM
Thanks for sharing the pictures, that must have been a great setback.
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #5 on: July 29, 2020, 08:49:41 AM
Heat treatment back in the day.
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #6 on: July 29, 2020, 10:32:24 AM
I don't claim to know it all, but what I do know is right.

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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #7 on: July 29, 2020, 11:40:57 AM
Quote from: comis on July 29, 2020, 05:27:14 AM
Thanks for sharing the pictures, that must have been a great setback.

 :iagree: :o and a big explanation on why they didn't have great records about their older models :salute:

Thanks for sharing :cheers: :like:
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #8 on: July 30, 2020, 11:50:33 AM
Thanks for the pics - I did know about this - But had never seen pics.

And yes Ponch - This is the reason there is very little historical Wenger info as this fire destroyed many of their records 
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #9 on: July 30, 2020, 12:01:39 PM
Quote from: crackout on July 29, 2020, 08:49:41 AM
Heat treatment back in the day.



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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #10 on: July 30, 2020, 09:33:23 PM
Quote from: Huntsman on July 30, 2020, 11:50:33 AM
Thanks for the pics - I did know about this - But had never seen pics.

And yes Ponch - This is the reason there is very little historical Wenger info as this fire destroyed many of their records

That was the main reason I posted as I found them online, a lot of people (at least on SAK forum) are aware of this fire but pics are rare to see
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #11 on: July 31, 2020, 01:34:37 PM
Quote from: Zanza on July 30, 2020, 09:33:23 PM
That was the main reason I posted as I found them online, a lot of people (at least on SAK forum) are aware of this fire but pics are rare to see

The fire is documented in the Wenger Book
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #12 on: August 03, 2020, 03:11:37 PM
Thanks for the info Tosh, you seem to be a guru of Wenger here  :cheers:
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #13 on: August 03, 2020, 03:30:06 PM
^^^ Oh Yes!!
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #14 on: August 03, 2020, 05:23:32 PM
Quote from: Zanza on August 03, 2020, 03:11:37 PM
Thanks for the info Tosh, you seem to be a guru of Wenger here  :cheers:
Lol I’m flattered  :hatsoff:
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Re: The day the Wenger factory burned down...
Reply #15 on: August 12, 2020, 08:34:42 PM
Never knew this, thanks for sharing!
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