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Historical account, trunk maker for four generations page 2/5

ETS BERNARD : trunk maker for 4 generations.

1876 | 1900 | 1905 | 1906 | The 10s | The 20s | The 30s | 1944 | 1946 | The 50s | The 60s
1971 | The 70s | 1974 | 1976 | The 80s | The 90s | 1994 | The 2000s

The 20s
- The Jules and Caroline BERNARD's childreen worked at the family business : Eugène (1902-1967), Adrien (1906-1971), Louise (1908-1991), Charles (1909-1993); Aline (1913-1930) had died too young.
The company had prospered, a workshop started up in Thiais (Val-de-Marne), another one in Paris, rue de Clery.

 The BERNARD family in 1916, (left to right) Aline, Caroline, Louise, Jules, Adrien, Eugène, and Charles Jules BERNARD's business card noticing all his workshops

The 30s - On Adrien BERNARD's influence, besides collection wardrobe-trunks and commercial taveller's luggage, the company launched a car trunk line. Jules BERNARD registered the trademark  La Malle Bernard ®.
Advertising catalogue was created about La Malle Bernard ® automobile trunks.
The catalogue of La Malle Bernard ® car trunks in the 30s inside page of the catalogue of La Malle Bernard ® car trunks in the 30s leaflet about car trunks made at the workshop in Thiais (Val-de-marne) and streamlined suitcases in 1925

1944 – Jules and Caroline BERNARD retired. They gave the family business to their soons Adrien and Charles. Eugéne had bought in 1932 a leather goods shop in Paris, rue Lafayette. Louise had stopped working since she got married.

Adrien BERNARD in 1925 the « Adrien BERNARD anciens établissements Quesnel » headed notepaper and business card

1946 - The two brothers went their separate ways. Charles BERNARD kept the family workshop in Paris, 111 rue d'aboukir, and the trademark La Malle Bernard ®.
Adrien BERNARD, bought Ets Quesnel, a fibreboard case workshop in Paris, 40 rue des Jeuneurs.
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