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in 1962 Michel Lannay, then an apprentice under his father in his
joiner's firm
came up with this small and smart tool providing a safe way to opening
oysters. |
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The basic principle is quite simple : the oyster is placed on the
base piece, and with a short thrust the sharp blade of the knife-like
element cuts the "hinge" of the oyster open, as it cleanly
cuts the upper shell off. |
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first prototype (see picture) was only designed for family use, being
made from a bicycle fork element by way of knife holder, linked to
the base piece with a spoon handle, the knife proper being made from
a threshing machine saw tooth that a door stopper keptin place to
avoid injury . |
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Basic
as though it may have looked, it still did serve the purpose, as it
now does now so many years after, being marketed to a success !
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