Chaluret derailleurs

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Chaluret

Chaluret 93 (1st style) derailleur main image

Chaluret 93 (2nd style) derailleur main image

Chaluret 93 (1st style) derailleur main image

Chaluret was the derailleur brand of Établissements Chalumeau et Menneret, a company based in St-Ouen in northern Pairs and Chitenay, near Blois. The word Chaluret is formed from the initial letters of Chalumeau and the final letters of Menneret.

I have an advert for Chalumeau bicycles dating from 1906, giving an address in northern Paris. Perhaps Chalumeau originated in Paris and Menneret in Chitenay.

I also have two Chaluret flyers probably dating from 1949 and 1950 indicating that the company produced tub cement and handlebar tape. Crucially for this web site:

In the late 1930s Chaluret seems to have been the exclusive agent for Huret derailleurs.
Perhaps in 1939 Chaluret launched its own derailleur called the ‘Chaluret 93’.

There is a company still in business today (or at least in business as recently as 2012) called ‘Hervet-Chalumeau et Menneret’ that is based in Sassay, 15 km from Chitenay. It is owned by the Hervet family and appears to manufacture plastic pipes.

Huret Course Pro (1st style) thumbnail*

Huret Course Pro (2nd style) thumbnail*

Huret CP 83 thumbnail*

Huret Course Pro (1st style) 1936?

Huret Course Pro (2nd style) 1937?

Huret Course Pro 83 1938?

Chaluret 93 (1st style) derailleur thumbnail

Chaluret 93 (2nd style) derailleur thumbnail

Chaluret 93 (1st style) 1939?

Chaluret 93 (2nd style) 1939?

Le Spirax (1st style) thumbnail

Le Spirax (2nd style) thumbnail

Le Spirax (1st style) 1950?

Le Spirax (2nd style) 1950?

see also TCF Rev Mens 04/1906 - Chalumeau ad

see also TCF Rev Mens 04/1906 - Chalumeau ad

Publisher: T.C.F. Revue Mensuelle
Date: April 1906
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: unknown

T.C.F. Revue Mensuelle April 1906 - Chalumeau advert thumbnail

see also French Patent # 813,241 - Huret 1936

see also French Patent # 813,241 - Huret 1936

Publisher: L’Institut national de la propriété industrielle
Date: French application November 1936
Derailleur brands: Huret, Chaluret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro (1st style)

French Patent 813,241 - Huret thumbnail

see also L'Auto 05/04/1937 - Huret ad

see also L'Auto 05/04/1937 - Huret ad

Publisher: L'Auto
Date: April 1937
Derailleur brands: Huret, Chaluret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro (1st style), Huret Touriste

L'Auto 5th April 1937 - Huret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 04/04/1937 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 04/04/1937 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: April 1937
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Huret
Derailleurs: Huret Course

L'Officiel A.C.M. 4th April 1937 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 30/05/1937 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 30/05/1937 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: May 1937
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Huret
Derailleurs: Huret Course

L'Officiel A.C.M. 30th May 1937 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Auto 05/07/1937 - Huret ad

see also L'Auto 05/07/1937 - Huret ad

Publisher: L'Auto
Date: July 1937
Derailleur brands: Huret, Chaluret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro (2nd style), Huret Touriste

L'Auto 5th July 1937 - Huret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 09/01/1938 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 09/01/1938 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: January 1938
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Huret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro 83, Huret Touriste

L'Officiel A.C.M. 9th January 1938 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 23/01/1938 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 23/01/1938 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: January 1938
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Huret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro 83, Huret Touriste-8

L'Officiel A.C.M. 23rd January 1938 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Auto 19/04/1938 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Auto 19/04/1938 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Auto
Date: April 1938
Derailleur brands: Huret, Chaluret
Derailleurs: Huret Course Pro 83

L'Auto 19th April 1938 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also Agence de presse Meurisse 07/1938 - Chaluret photo

see also Agence de presse Meurisse 07/1938 - Chaluret photo

Publisher: Agence de presse Meurisse?
Date: July 1938
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: none

Agence de presse Meurisse July 1938 - Chaluret photo thumbnail

see also French Patent # 849,729 - Chaluret 1939

see also French Patent # 849,729 - Chaluret 1939

Publisher: L’Institut national de la propriété industrielle
Date: French application February 1939
Derailleur brands: Spirax, Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

French Patent 849,729 - Spirax thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 09/07/1939 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 09/07/1939 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: July 1939
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 9th July 1939 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 15/06/1941 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 15/06/1941 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: June 1941
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 15th June 1941 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 15/01/1944 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 15/01/1944 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: January 1944
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 15th January 1944 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Auto 18/04/1944 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Auto 18/04/1944 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Auto
Date: April 1944
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Spirax
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Auto 18th April 1944 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also Le Cycle 10/1946 - image of Chaluret 93

see also Le Cycle 10/1946 - image of Chaluret 93

Publisher: Le Cycle
Date: October 1946
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

Le Cycle 1946 10 - Chaluret 93 thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 14/06/1947 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 14/06/1947 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: June 1947
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 14th June 1947 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 08/01/1949 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 08/01/1949 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: January 1949
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 8th January 1949 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

Chaluret flyer - 1949

Chaluret flyer - 1949

Publisher: Chaluret
Date: 1949?
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Spirax
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

Chaluret flyer - 1949? thumbnail

Chaluret flyer - 1950?

Chaluret flyer - 1950?

Publisher: Chaluret
Date: 1950?
Derailleur brands: Chaluret, Spirax
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

Chaluret flyer - 1950? scan 1 thumbnail

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 20/09/1952 - Chaluret ad

see also L'Officiel A.C.M. 20/09/1952 - Chaluret ad

Publisher: L'Officiel A.C.M.
Date: September 1952
Derailleur brands: Chaluret
Derailleurs: Chaluret 93

L'Officiel A.C.M. 20th September 1952 - Chaluret advert thumbnail

see also New Cycling 05/1981 - '81 Derailleur Collection

see also New Cycling 05/1981 - '81 Derailleur Collection

Publisher: New Cycling
Date: May 1981
Derailleur brands: too numerous to list here
Derailleurs: too numerous to list here

New Cycling May 1981 - Derailleur Collection page 017 thumbnail