| The ''Gold Starry'' was able to move forward and overcome the crisis period with the differentiation of the production, going in the market of luxury office accessories (with calendars, rulers, letter openers) produced in gold-plated metal. In addition, a line of luxury ball-point pens, always gold plated, had a remarkable success. The company, however, suffered heavily from the effects due to the blockade imposed on the gold price, which made its products too expensive then when it ceased sent it off market. Despite all the efforts in [[1980]] ''Gold Starry'' closed its doors. | | The ''Gold Starry'' was able to move forward and overcome the crisis period with the differentiation of the production, going in the market of luxury office accessories (with calendars, rulers, letter openers) produced in gold-plated metal. In addition, a line of luxury ball-point pens, always gold plated, had a remarkable success. The company, however, suffered heavily from the effects due to the blockade imposed on the gold price, which made its products too expensive then when it ceased sent it off market. Despite all the efforts in [[1980]] ''Gold Starry'' closed its doors. |
| * [http://www.tourismesaintleu.fr/patrimoine-industriel.htm/accueil_us.html] Information from the site about the history of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt | | * [http://www.tourismesaintleu.fr/patrimoine-industriel.htm/accueil_us.html] Information from the site about the history of Saint-Leu-la-Forêt |