tuner ID ?

[Ken Smith]

Originally Posted by Adrian Levi

I found a set of 4 of these tuners and was wondering about their origin ! French or maybe Italian?

Not Italian. I have only seen a few Italian made Gears and they were for the most part 'original'.

That handle is a Plastic of some sort, right? Bakelite? That is French from 1910-1920 or after. I think they were first introduced in 1905 from one source I read. So, early 20th century French. These were light weight Gears as opposed to the bigger French Gears from Mirecourt with the dark 'paddle' like handles.