Just found these. Go here
St. Etienne and scroll down.
You'll find:
-Manufacture francaise d'Armes , Tarif no. 21, St-Etienne, 1890.
-Manufacture francaise d'Armes , St-Etienne, 1895.
-Manufacture francaise d'Armes , Tarif-Album general no. 58, St-Etienne, 1900.
-Manufacture francaise d'armes et cycles, Saint-Etienne, 1905
-Manufacture Francaise d'Armes et Cycles, Tarif-Album, St-Etienne, 1910.
Just took a butcher at some pages of the 1890 catalogue, where apart from prices (page 72, I think) there are complete take down instructions for the Ideal.
From what I read, there was quite an uproar when the first Ideals came out and they were subjected to all sorts of sabotage and slander by the competition. Great reading.
JC
P.S.: Had to eliminate all accents and special signs as they were not showing properly.
P.P.S.: PeteM thanks for finding the direct link. jc
