Sabatier - knife manufacturer - knives manufacturer

SABATIER, a French brand. The story of the SABATIER brand, as we have given it here, is based on the brands registered and the awards made in France under the name SABATIER. The original knife was so successful that it was copied many times over in France and abroad. The SABATIER knife was born in the Thiers neighbourhood at the beginning of the 19th century. It is a professional knife for cooks and butchers and actually bears the name of a family from Thiers. But which family? The family of Jean SABATIER from Le Moûtier or of Philippe SABATIER from Bellevue? The question remains open, even if official bodies today tend to favour the Le Moûtier origin. Although they are closely associated in the SABATIER knife story, these two families with the same name nevertheless do not appear to be related in any way.

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SABATIER of “LE MOÛTIER“ Quarter located in the lower part of Thiers 1827 Jean SABATIER 1839 Jean Auguste SABATIER The CROSPAILLAT factory was built 1859 Installation of steam powered machinery 1864 Napoléon III visited the workshops 1855 UNIVERSAL EXHIBITIONS 1st class medal 1867 Silver medal 1878 Gold medal 1874 Use of the brands • the hand • the trumpet 1879 The trumpet with crown The gold medal trumpet of 1878 1899 The company Ancien Ets SABATIER Pierre et fils was set up 1917 The company was organised as a private limited company (SA) 1934 The company was purchased by the private company, France Exportation SA. Use of the brand mark “La Trompette“ until 1978 1978 Brand sold to the CUISINOX group		SABATIER of "BELLEVUE" Quarter located in the upper part of Thiers 1810 Philippe SABATIER established the “K SABATIER“ brand 1858 Bonnet SABATIER son of Philippe registered the “65 SABATIER Frères“ brand 1858 / 1873 Gabriel and Pierre SABATIER sons of Bonnet Registered the following brands: • SABATIER Jeune • SABATIER Aîné 1888 Gabriel SABATIER PERRIER registered the following brands: • K SABATIER PERRIER • K SABATIER PERRIER Garanti • 65 SABATIER PERRIER 1903 Adrien PERRIER renewed the following brand names: • K SABATIER PERRIER • K SABATIER PERRIER Garanti • 65 SABATIER PERRIER and registered the following ones • SABATIER A au fondu K Garanti • 62 SABATIER Frères • Prévoyant de l’Avenir 62 1918 1933 1948 Adrien PERRIER renewed the registration for the following brands: • K SABATIER PERRIER • K SABATIER PERRIER Garanti • 65 SABATIER PERRIER • SABATIER Acier Fondu K Garanti • 62 SABATIER Frères • Prévoyant de l’Avenir 62 1963 and 1978 They were again renewed by the family descendants
The SABATIER brand is ancient and appeared at a time well before the first French legislation concerning intellectual property rights. In those days registration of the brand name SABATIER had to be accompanied by a word or traditional image. This then was the somewhat hazy legal context in which several companies registered the SABATIER brand in France. • France SABATIER Jeune K Garanti • “SABATIER Jeune Garanti“ with a bunch of grapes • “SABATIER Acier Fondu Garanti“ with a bunch of grapes • France SABATIER Acier Fondu couronne K Garanti • Véritable SABATIER France • Professional SABATIER • V SABATIER France • V SABATIER Acier Fondu Garanti • V SABATIER Extra Fin • SABATIER 689 Couronné • SABATIER Couronné • SABATIER 589 Couronné • SABATIER Trompette • SABATIER Deg • SABATIER**** • SabatieR • SABATIER Trumpet France • Sarry SABATIER • Le vrai SABATIER • Le seul SABATIER • L’unique SABATIER 1^ère qualité • SABATIER with a stylised slicing disk • SABATIER Lion • SABATIER Diamant In 1979 the various holders of the SABATIER brand decided to come together in an association to defend the brand name.

The name SABATIER today is a victim of its fame and complicated history. The name alone can no longer convey all the values that have made it a great brand. It is the “logos“ and traditional names connected with the name SABATIER (SABATIER Diamant, for example) that represent the concepts of brand and guaranteed quality that accompany a product signature. SABATIER Diamant has inherited much from its famous past and has undertaken to maintain and develop the principles of unrelenting quality embodied by the image of its logotype: THE DIAMOND.