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Marguerite Gallay was a watchmaker who managed the [[Gallay]] [[assortiment]] factory in [[Le Sentier]] in the 1930s. | Marguerite Gallay was a watchmaker who managed the [[Gallay]] [[assortiment]] factory in [[Le Sentier]] in the 1930s. | ||
Marguerite Gallay was the daughter of John-Henri Gallay, | ==Biography== | ||
Marguerite Gallay was the daughter of John-Henri Gallay, who operated the family's [[assortiment]] factory in [[Le Sentier]]. Marguerite was granted power of attorney, and presumably an active management position, when her father took over the factory on January 1, [[1912]]. | |||
After his death, Marguerite managed the company along with her brother [[Georges Gallay]]. | |||
On November 16, [[1933]], the Gallay factory became Branch D of the [[Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies]]. Marguerite and Georges Gallay remained on as managers and the factory remained open but it was now owned by the cartel under [[ASUAG]]. | On November 16, [[1933]], the Gallay factory became Branch D of the [[Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies]]. Marguerite and Georges Gallay remained on as managers and the factory remained open but it was now owned by the cartel under [[ASUAG]]. | ||
Revision as of 18:19, 20 April 2023
Marguerite Gallay was a watchmaker who managed the Gallay assortiment factory in Le Sentier in the 1930s.
Biography
Marguerite Gallay was the daughter of John-Henri Gallay, who operated the family's assortiment factory in Le Sentier. Marguerite was granted power of attorney, and presumably an active management position, when her father took over the factory on January 1, 1912.
After his death, Marguerite managed the company along with her brother Georges Gallay.
On November 16, 1933, the Gallay factory became Branch D of the Fabriques d'Assortiments Réunies. Marguerite and Georges Gallay remained on as managers and the factory remained open but it was now owned by the cartel under ASUAG.
Marguerite Gallay died on July 16, 1937. A foundation was created in her name to provide for the workers of the factory after her death.