HISTORY
HISTORY / 1810
Start of the PEUGEOT family's industrial vocation
HISTORY / 1812
Gold medal for the first saws
The first PEUGEOT saws, which they started manufacturing in 1812, won the first-class gold medal for their quality and price. A distinction awarded by the Société dEncouragement pour lindustrie Nationale (Society for the Encouragement of National Industry).
HISTORY / 1818
First patent registration
This patent opened up a new era, one during which tools and particularly saws would be manufactured: It covers the cold and hot rolling processes, annealing, straightening and flattening saw blades.
HISTORY / 1824
Build-up
At this time, 70 workers transformed 100 to 150 kg of steel each day. PEUGEOT diversified its products: saws, springs, corset boning, etc. and were exported as far away as Turkey.
HISTORY / 1840
The first coffee mill
The R model, made in wood and sheet metal, is available in 10 different sizes. Up to 1870, it was called the \"Ordinary Model\".
HISTORY / 1850
The Lion: A trademark
In 1850, the Lion symbol appears on all the saw blades. It symbolises the qualities of the Peugeot tools and utensils: Teeth resistance, blade flexibility, fast cutting.
HISTORY / 1852
Ladies\' fashion, new outlets
The crinoline arrived from England, Paris and the whole of France followed the movement. About 24,000 crinoline hoopskirts were produced each month, with weights varying from 150 to 300 g.
HISTORY / 1855
First cast-iron mills
These mills, also called \"counter or grocers mills\" were used to grind large quantities of a variety of grains: coffee, sugar, oats, etc.
