Vachette Frères

Founded in 1864 in Troyes as Bresson-Vachette, renamed Vachette Frères in 1865, the firm became one of France’s foremost locksmiths. With workshops in Troyes and, from 1870, Sailly-Flibeaucourt, Vachette supplied locks to the leading Parisian ébénistes of the late 19th century. Their mechanisms, stamped “V.F.” and “Paris” above crossed keys, appear on some of the most important furniture of the period. 

The lock mechanisms have a reference number engraved beneath the maker’s stamp. These numbers differ between lock mechanisms and are used to identify the type of lock. They help both the manufacturer and customers distinguish between different lock mechanisms and sizes.