Roquefort Cheese Factory Stamp On Soulzon, Aveyron Cheese, Bronze, Wooden Handle

Important and very heavy stamp of the "Société" cheese company in Roquefort-sur-Soulzon, Aveyron. Bronze die and wooden handle. Stamp dimensions: 9.8 x 5.8 cm; total height 13.3 cm; weight: 874 g. This brand was created in 1851. At the time, it brought together fifteen merchants and cheese refiners from the town of Roquefort-sur-Soulzon. In 1863, the brand became SOCIÉTÉ under the leadership of its director, Étienne Coupiac, who headed the company from 1859 to 1890. In 1882, it was renamed "Société des caves et producteurs réunis de Roquefort" (Roquefort Cellars and United Producers Society), also known as "Société des Caves" (Cellars Society) or "S.C.P.R." Stamp maker's mark: "Auguste Trouillet Breveté SGDG" A unique collector's item linked to one of the jewels of French food. Note: crack on the handle