Claudius Marie Offray

Claudius Marie "C.M." Offray (12 September 1859 – 5 July 1938) was a French-born American designer and manufacturer of ribbons during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Offray came to the United States in 1885 from the ribbon-center of France, Saint-Étienne near Lyons, and founded his company, C.M. Offray and Sons, Inc. in 1876.[1] As of 1988, Offray & Son Inc. was the largest manufacturer of ribbon in the world.[2] The business was merged in 2002 with competitor Berwick Industries to create the name "Berwick Offray".[3]

Offray & Sons Inc. was chosen four times — in 1980, 1984, 1988, and 1996 — to provide the ribbons used by medal winners in the Olympic Games.[4]

He died while on vacation in Skytop, Pennsylvania.[5]

References
  1. Ellie Schneider; Ellie Joos (1997). Offray, the Splendor of Ribbon: More Than 50 Glorious Ribbon Craft Projects. Friedman/Fairfax Publishers. p. 9. ISBN 978-1-56799-397-4.
  2. The International Dyer, Textile Printer, Bleacher and Finisher. Vol. 173. Heywood & Company. 1988. p. 228.
  3. Tina Grant (1 June 2005). International Directory of Company Histories. Vol. 70. St. James Press. p. 17. ISBN 978-1-55862-545-7.
  4. "A History of CSS Industries". CSS Industries. 2018.
  5. "Rites Tomorrow for C. M. Offray". The Brooklyn Daily Eagle. July 6, 1938. p. 11. Retrieved April 9, 2024.
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