I don't know when Ideale quit business but I have several NOS Ideales from the 90s. The newest ones (Mod. 92H) have a mark "Jun 96". I found it odd that they are labeled "IDEALE" (without accent above the E) instead of "IDÉALE" with otherwise identical labels compared to the older ones at the side.
Dirk
-- Dirk Feeken Heidelberg Germany
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