Claudius Marie Offray

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'''Claudius Marie Offray''', the founder of '''C.M. Offray and Sons, Inc.''', was a French-born American designer and manufacturer of ribbons during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Offray came to the Unites States from the ribbon-center of France, [[Saint-Etienne]] near [[Lyons]], and founded his company in 1876.<ref name="SchneiderJoos1997"></ref> As of 1988, Offray & Son Inc. was the largest manufacturer of ribbon in the world.<ref></ref> The business was merged in 2002 with competitor Berwick Industries to create the name "Berwick Offray".<ref name="Grant2005"></ref>

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