Looking more closely, on the axis from Metz-North to South Thionville, we no longer find retail shops in cycles and cyclos, nor even a repairer. You have to go into the Orne valley to find one in Rombas.
From the sewing machine to the gray card
In 1919, Jules Bauler, mechanic-fitter, son of a farrier, moved to Hagondange and created a business of repairing cycles and sewing machines and selling toys, leather nails for repairing shoes, rue de la Station.
In 1923, Jules built a new store which still exists, …
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