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Jean Jaures

Jean Jaures was one of the leaders of the French

Socialist movement during its early years. In 1859

he was born in Castres, France. He was a teacher

in Albi and a lecturer in Toulouse. In 1885 he

entered the political arena. Jaures was

assassinated in Paris on July 31, 1914 by Raoul

Villain.

An unusual knife with three blades, a corkscrew

(short worm), and a can opener remembers Jaures.

The can opener is marked

―

CLE-BBB, Brevete S. G.

D. G.

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The master blade is marked

―

Couteau-Clé

BBB Thiers-France.

‖

Copy on reverse is:

―

Il n

‘

y a

pas d

‘

ideal plus noble que celui d

‘

une societe ou le

travail sera souverain

‖

- there will be no more

noble an ideal that a society where work is king.