Having seen several shops where the owners equipment has been destroyed by neglect after their death I have asked my wife to pass on my tools to folks that will use them for what they are meant to be doing!
You are doing the right thing and hopefully his 'shop" can provide a bit of support for you as he would have wanted to do if he was still here.
Be wary of people offering to clean it out for some low price; such scum seem all too common. One widow I know had the local blacksmith's organization auction off her late husband's tools at the annual large conference. You may want to contact a blacksmith or bladesmith's group in France to do likewise.
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Thomas
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