Sautter, Lemonnier and Co






of 26 Avenue de Suffren, Paris
Makers of electrical machinery, lighthouses, lightouse lamps and lenses, dynamos, steam engines, air compressors, etc.
Made sirens for ships and lighthouses.[1]
Established by Louis Sautter (1825-1912) and Paul Lemonnier. In 1883 their bisinees became the Société Sautter, Lemonnier et Cie. Sautter's son Gaston joined Emile Harlé in a business initially named Anciens Établissements Sautter Harlé, and then Sautter, Harlé et Cie. En 1956, they became the Société de Constructions Électriques Bréguet-Sautter-Harlé, before being taken over by the société F.-Béghin in 1963, which became Béghin-Say in 1973.[2]
1889 Description and engravings of searchlights (projectors) and portable steam-powered electric light systems as shown at the Paris Exhibition. One of the portable units used a Parsons-type turbine generator made under licence.[3]
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ 'Lost Sounds' by Alan Renton, Whittles Publishing, 2001
- ↑ [1] France Archives website: Sautter, Lemonnier et Cie, puis "Sautter, Harlé et Cie", "anciens établissements Sautter-Harlé" et "Société Harlé et Cie transformée"
- ↑ Engineering 1889/07/19