S. T. Dupont begins luxury leather goods manufacture
- When
- 1872–1919
- Where
- Paris
- Episodes
- 2
Simon Tissot-Dupont founded a carriage company that was destroyed by fire in 1872. In the same year, he acquired a workshop for leather briefcases, establishing a manufacturing firm in Paris. The company later employed numerous craftsmen and secured patents to protect its industrial secrets.
Episodes
- Fire and Founding
Simon Tissot-Dupont's carriage company was destroyed by fire in 1872. In the same year, he bought a workshop for leather briefcases, establishing a manufacturing firm in Paris.
- Craftsmen and Patents
After Dupont handed the company to his sons Lucien and André in 1919, the relaunched firm employed 250 workers and 17 traders, including specialized craftsmen, and took out patents to protect industrial secrets.
Background and detail
Background. Simon Tissot-Dupont, born in Savoy in 1847, initially established a carriage company. This business was destroyed by a fire in 1872. In the same year, he bought a workshop which made leather briefcases for diplomats and businessmen, forming the basis of the manufacturing company based in Paris.
Manufacturing Operations. The manufacturing process involved the employment of skilled craftsmen and the acquisition of patents to protect industrial secrets. The workforce included 250 workers and 17 separate traders, comprising goldsmiths, woodworkers, engravers, leather craftsmen, lacquer workers, and locksmiths, indicating a complex production structure.
People involved
- Simon Tissot-Dupont · Founder
Sources
- S. T. Dupont Wikipedia, revision of 2026-08-19
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