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===Early manufacturing=== [[File:Peugeot first logo 1810.png|thumb|left|150px|Peugeot first emblem, displaying the lion figure, 1810]] The Peugeot family of [[Valentigney]], [[Arrondissement of Montbéliard|Montbéliard]], [[Franche-Comté]], France began in the manufacturing business in 1810 with a steel foundry, which quickly started manufacturing [[saws]]; then other hand tools and, circa 1840 to 1842, [[Burr mill|coffee grinder]]s; then, in 1874, pepper grinders; and then, circa 1880, [[bicycle]]s.<ref>Georgano, G. N. ''Cars: Early and Vintage, 1886-1930''. (London: Grange-Universal, 1985), p.22.</ref> The company's entry into the vehicle market was by means of stiff, structured [[petticoats]] or [[crinoline]] dresses, which used steel rods, leading to umbrella frames, chisels, wire wheels, and bicycles.<ref>Darke, Paul. "Peugeot: The Oldest of them All", in Northey, Tom, ed. ''The World of Automobiles'' (London: [[Orbis Publishing]], 1974), Volume 15, p.1682.</ref> [[Armand Peugeot]] introduced his "''Le Grand Bi''" [[penny-farthing]] in 1882, along with a range of other bicycles.<ref name="Peugeot_1810_1855">{{Cite web|url=https://fr.peugeot-saveurs.com/fr|title=Les Moulins Peugeot, l'alliance du design et de l'ingéniosité|website=Peugeot Saveurs}}</ref> The company's logo, initially a lion walking on an arrow, symbolized the speed, strength, and flexibility of the Peugeot saw blades.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://int-media.peugeot.com/en/peugeot-launches-desktop-sculpture-its-new-brand-ambassador?idtok=34ecebbb407#prettyPhoto | title=Peugeot launches a desktop sculpture of its new brand ambassador | date=27 September 2018 | publisher=Peugeot | access-date=11 January 2019 | archive-date=8 August 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200808115548/https://int-media.peugeot.com/en/peugeot-launches-desktop-sculpture-its-new-brand-ambassador?idtok=34ecebbb407#prettyPhoto | url-status=dead }}</ref> The car and motorcycle company and the bicycle company parted ways in 1926, but the family-owned [[Cycles Peugeot]] continued to build bicycles throughout the 20th century until the brand name was sold off to unrelated firms. The family-owned firm Peugeot Saveurs continues to make and market grinders and other kitchen and table-service equipment.<ref name="24h-lemans.com v302">{{cite web | title=Team Peugeot TotalEnergies shuffles driver pack for 2024 | website=24h-lemans.com | url=https://www.24h-lemans.com/en/news/team-peugeot-totalenergies-shuffles-driver-pack-for-2024-58240 | access-date=20 Jan 2024}}</ref>
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