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1834 Company established in Mulhouse by Huguenin-Cornetz and [[Jules Ducommun]]. | |||
Machines for engraving printing rollers described <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IkpfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=ducommun+machine-outils&source=bl&ots=MfBZHiER2V&sig=Cd2ir9KooY3Ddu7i46nGjSt5Bk4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtLCc5pLWAhVRKVAKHTYrAQIQ6AEIWDAH#v=onepage&q=ducommun%20machine-outils&f=false] Publication Industrielle des Machines Outils et Appareils, 1842, p.96ff.</ref> | Machines for engraving printing rollers described <ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=IkpfAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA96&lpg=PA96&dq=ducommun+machine-outils&source=bl&ots=MfBZHiER2V&sig=Cd2ir9KooY3Ddu7i46nGjSt5Bk4&hl=en&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwjJtLCc5pLWAhVRKVAKHTYrAQIQ6AEIWDAH#v=onepage&q=ducommun%20machine-outils&f=false] Publication Industrielle des Machines Outils et Appareils, 1842, p.96ff.</ref> | ||
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Huguenin one-colour cloth printing machine described and illustrated<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/chemistrytheoret01muspuoft#page/692/mode/2up] 'Chemistry Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts & Manufactures' Vol 1, pp.694-5, by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, 1860</ref> | Huguenin one-colour cloth printing machine described and illustrated<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/chemistrytheoret01muspuoft#page/692/mode/2up] 'Chemistry Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts & Manufactures' Vol 1, pp.694-5, by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, 1860</ref> | ||
Later became Ducommun | Later became '''Ducommun and Dubied''', then '''Heilmann-Ducommun'''. | ||
1839 Huguenin et Ducommun won a bronze medal for their machine for engraving copper printing rollers.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lnlAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=%22Huguenin+et+Ducommun%22&source=bl&ots=J6NbjQ1r2Y&sig=ACfU3U2341-aeVllqlsvh91sb4TwoVImhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidsYb3i6jhAhVQRhUIHavFBgIQ6AEwC3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Huguenin%20et%20Ducommun%22&f=false] Rapport du Jury Central sur les Produits de l'industrie Francaise, Volume 1839, Issue 2 </ref> | 1839 Huguenin et Ducommun won a bronze medal for their machine for engraving copper printing rollers.<ref>[https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=lnlAAAAAcAAJ&pg=PA48&lpg=PA48&dq=%22Huguenin+et+Ducommun%22&source=bl&ots=J6NbjQ1r2Y&sig=ACfU3U2341-aeVllqlsvh91sb4TwoVImhw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwidsYb3i6jhAhVQRhUIHavFBgIQ6AEwC3oECAYQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Huguenin%20et%20Ducommun%22&f=false] Rapport du Jury Central sur les Produits de l'industrie Francaise, Volume 1839, Issue 2 </ref> | ||
[[Vincent Steinlen]] became chief engineer at Ducommun and Cie at Mulhouse. | |||
1873 the firm became the '''Société Ducommun-Heilmann and Steinlen'''.<ref>[http://www.memoire-mulhousienne.fr/files/downloads/STEINLEN_Vincent.pdf] Cimetière de Mulhouse, Vincent Steinlen</ref>. Huguenin-Cornetz appears to have been Auguste Huguenin-Cornetz. | |||
1885 Appeared at the Antwerp Exhibition.<ref>The Engineer 1889/10/18</ref> | |||
Late 1880s the name of the firm was changed to Messrs Steinlen and Co. | |||
== Planing Machine in [[Deutsches Museum]] == | |||
See photos. The machine is said to date from 1840. The table is moved back and forth by a crank whose stroke is adjustable on the bevel gear. There is no fast return mechanism. The bevel gear is driven by the shaft seen under the bed. The shaft is driven by a belt - note the fast and loose pulleys and the belt shifting device. Part of the feed mechanism for incrementally traversing the tool can be seen beneath the table. | See photos. The machine is said to date from 1840. The table is moved back and forth by a crank whose stroke is adjustable on the bevel gear. There is no fast return mechanism. The bevel gear is driven by the shaft seen under the bed. The shaft is driven by a belt - note the fast and loose pulleys and the belt shifting device. Part of the feed mechanism for incrementally traversing the tool can be seen beneath the table. |
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Huguenin & Ducommun of Mulhouse, France.
See also Ducommun.
Machine tool makers.
At present this entry includes successor companies.
1834 Company established in Mulhouse by Huguenin-Cornetz and Jules Ducommun.
Machines for engraving printing rollers described [1]
Huguenin one-colour cloth printing machine described and illustrated[2]
Later became Ducommun and Dubied, then Heilmann-Ducommun.
1839 Huguenin et Ducommun won a bronze medal for their machine for engraving copper printing rollers.[3]
Vincent Steinlen became chief engineer at Ducommun and Cie at Mulhouse.
1873 the firm became the Société Ducommun-Heilmann and Steinlen.[4]. Huguenin-Cornetz appears to have been Auguste Huguenin-Cornetz.
1885 Appeared at the Antwerp Exhibition.[5]
Late 1880s the name of the firm was changed to Messrs Steinlen and Co.
Planing Machine in Deutsches Museum
See photos. The machine is said to date from 1840. The table is moved back and forth by a crank whose stroke is adjustable on the bevel gear. There is no fast return mechanism. The bevel gear is driven by the shaft seen under the bed. The shaft is driven by a belt - note the fast and loose pulleys and the belt shifting device. Part of the feed mechanism for incrementally traversing the tool can be seen beneath the table.
The museum credits Jacques Huguenin as the maker.
See Also
Sources of Information
- ↑ [1] Publication Industrielle des Machines Outils et Appareils, 1842, p.96ff.
- ↑ [2] 'Chemistry Theoretical, Practical and Analytical, as Applied and Relating to the Arts & Manufactures' Vol 1, pp.694-5, by Dr. Sheridan Muspratt, 1860
- ↑ [3] Rapport du Jury Central sur les Produits de l'industrie Francaise, Volume 1839, Issue 2
- ↑ [4] Cimetière de Mulhouse, Vincent Steinlen
- ↑ The Engineer 1889/10/18