Igor:
With the Galloping Bovine's(WC's) comments I see how Courally resurrected the image of Auguste Lebeau & projected it forward as THE name for quality. I too think Courally was a mastermind regarding marketing but he still had to have a QA/QC(Eye of Quality) akin to Lindner or Lebeau, so considering Lebeau is not an option, Courally had to court the subcontactors or mechanics of the Lebeau concern and akin to herding cats, Courally had to have some cohesion, other than money, to retain the allegiance of the mechanics to the level of quality that Courally propagated thru advertising as the concern had to deliver. I just do not believe that Courally was an arquebusier and rode on the coattails of Lebeau's on the quality of his wares. So at some point, possibly prior to Lebeau's demise, Courally had to court either the concern or the heirs & assigns to keep the concern whole.
Regarding the Daly concern, when Lindner was not the QA/QC for S,D & G & Daly was not @ the helm for marketing, the concern faltered and was cast into lots & dispersed. Courally somehow overcame that obstacle.
Lovely blog and thread by the way.
Cheers,
Raimey
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