The two elder brothers of the Peugeot family which had been originally miller and tanners setup a foundry in 1810, Peugeot Frere Anies. During the following industrial revolution the Peugeot destiny was transformed.

 

Their factories embodied the success and strength of the metalworking industry. Having factories in towns arouind Sochaux: Saus-Cratet, Terre Blanche, Beaulieu, Pont de Roide gave them much success. Expansion into many different domains followed in the decades to come.

Workers were taken care of both professionally and personally. Emergency funds for the staff, welfare aid for sickness, invalidity or death and allowance for old age were constituted. Peugeot strengthened the idea that working in a factory was not necessarily harder than working in the fields.

 

Jean Pierre Peugeot and his brother Jean Frederic converted a grain mill into an iron factory and began producing saw blades, clock springs, umbrellas, coffee grinders and other tools

 

 

 

In 1832 the company started to produce tools for carpenters and turners. But like a lot of families, a disagreement between the seven cousins caused the company to divide in 1842. Part of the company was called Peugeot Freres and it trademark became the Lion standing over an Arrow.

n 1865 this factory was handed over by Jules (1811-1899) and Emile Peugeot (1815 - 1874) to their respective sons Eugene and Armand. In 1891, they renamed the company "Les Fils de Peugeot Freres" [The Sons of Peugeot Brothers].

 

In the other part of the company, the four sons of Jean-Frederic Peugeot (Fritz, Charles, Jacques and Georges) along with the four Jackson brothers from England (William, John, Charles and James) came together under the name "Peugeot Aenes et Freres Jackson. This company was located at Pont de Roide, and on their plane blades used the trademark of an elephant, sometimes accompanied by the words " Veritable Pont de Roide. John and James left the company in 1852. As with some other English steel and tool makers who worked on the Continent, the Jackson brothers had a significant influence on the steelmaking industry in France.

 

This part of the company was renamed Peugeot Aenes sometime between 1877 and 1899, and in 1894 was renamed Peugeot et Cie.

Hundreds of thousands of planes were manufactured each year, but the competition was costly, and in the 1920s, the two halves of the company came together. Chrome-plated steel and plastics came into increasing use. Starting in 1933, electric power tools were produced and hand tool production waned.

Another product produced by this family was the Peugeot car in 1983.

 

 

 

But here is the jewel that I was able to pick that got this discussion started.

 

 

I ran across this and it was unusual enough it caught my eye. Picking it up, I examined it and it looked really good.

 

 

I could see the logo on the blade and made out the French. When I got it home I was able to do a bit more research on it.

 

 

It is a bit hard to see in this picture, but it has the Lion on the Arrow in the center. This logo was used from 1842 till around 1865.

 

The bottom is nice and flat.

 

The only bad spot on it is on the back right corner.

 

 

But it wasn't near bad enough to keep me from adding it to the display cabinet where it will find lots of friends and a nice place to retire.

 

Patriot Picking is just the best!

 

Back later with more.

 

 

WOW THAT'S A NICE SCRAPING PLANE!!!!! PUT IT TO USE!!!! DON'T LET IT GATHER DUST!!!!

John, great topic and thanks for taking the time to describe the history and the tool. This is awesome stuff!

What a great plane, nice color on it too, deep and rich.

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WOW THAT'S A NICE SCRAPING PLANE!!!!! PUT IT TO USE!!!! DON'T LET IT GATHER DUST!!!!

I'll see Mike! It really is a nice plane.

John, great topic and thanks for taking the time to describe the history and the tool. This is awesome stuff!

What a great plane, nice color on it too, deep and rich.

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I know John it has a great color to it. I cleaned the blade tonight so I'll post a picture in the morning.

Awesome! Can't wait to see it! Great find man!

Here are a couple of pictures of the Plane Iron after I cleaned it up with the wire brush last night.

 

 

A little closer look.

 

 

I should have taken a picture of the full iron. The bottom part is corrugated or ridged or what ever you call it.

 

The A Garantie under the Lion means "Guarantee or Warranty".

 

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The riches are probably on a 'toothed' blade. Tooth scrapers were commonly used for preparing wooden surfaces for veneering using hot hide glue. So this plane might have been used in furniture making.