MARMONIER
The company started in Bourgoin-Jallieu in Isère in 1835. Félix Marmonier manufactured wine presses, press screws and trimmings threads there.
He moved to Lyon in 1855. They will set up on Maurice Flandin street, formerly Corne de Cerf way, which will give its name to the factory. Félix Marmonier then developed different devices for viticulture around 1860.
The Marmonier and Son establishments invented the so-called "American-style" press, the lid of which is slowly lowered by a nut on a vertical axis which slowly lowers a lid to crush the grapes.
In 1885, Victor Marmonier manufactured a steam car with an instantaneous generator for his own use (patent dated July 17, 1882).It was in the form of a tricycle with a front steering wheel and two large diameter rear wheels, based on a principle different from Serpollet and earlier.
The Marmoniers became interested in internal combustion engines by filing various patents in 1899.
Félix died in 1916, having divided the shares of the company equally between his four sons.
It is Marius, the eldest son, who becomes the referent of the company. The latter experienced strong growth for 20 years, including during the 1914-18 war, with a staff comprising 150 to 200 workers.
In 1920, disappointed by what the market offered, Marius designed and manufactured his own automobile, which would be used as a family vehicle.
Marius died in 1927. The heirs were unable to agree, they sold their shares and the company became the Lyon Industrial establishments in 1935.
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