Emile Leborgne

Emile Leborgne was a Savoyard ironworker who started in 1829 a commercial forge in Arvillard, France.[1]

History of the Leborgne ironworks

The art of the forge had been pursued in the Val de Bens, which lies between Grenoble and Albertville and is dominated by the Chartreuse Mountains to the north and the Chaine de Belledonne to the south, by the Chartreux monks since the 11th century.[1] With the dissolution of the Abbeys after the French revolution, the diffusion of the art into French industry was begun and it is this tradition that was passed down by the Leborgne family.[1]

The works have produced tools seen as far as the Suez Canal, the province of Tonkin and French Algeria.[1]

In late May 2007, the Leborgne trademark and industrial complex was purchased by Fiskars Oyj Abp; it had been a family-owned concern for nine generations.[2] In 2006, the Leborgne marque netted profit of approximately EUR 16 million; staff numbered some 120.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 leborgne.fr: "HISTOIRE D’UN TERRITOIRE"
  2. 1 2 fiskarsgroup.com: "FISKARS ACQUISITION OF LEBORGNE FINALIZED", 21 May 2007
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