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Pont des Arts, Paris, 1930.
First push button for pedestrian crossing. Durenne light with rear repeater and bell.
Saint Georges sur Loire (49), 1940s
In the center of the crossroads, fire Durenne 4 faces.
Eric Gross collection
Entrance to the Champerret tunnel, 1940s
On the right on candelabrum, single-sided Durenne torch.
City of Paris / BHVP / Roger-Viollet
Hopper bd des Maréchaux, 1940s
In the background, Durenne torch on candelabra; in the foreground, single-coloured Durenne light with top fixing.
OLD PHOTOS FROM PARIS
LIGHTING BOLLARDS
BOLLARDS
ONE COLORED SIGNAL
TORCH SIGNAL
JHM - Paris, 1974
MEGE museum
A.Durenne et Val d'Osne catalog 1934
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Durenne - Catalog of 1934
Durenne - Catalog of 1934
Durenne - catalog of 1934
Durenne - Catalog of 1934
N.PRUD'HOMMES - Paris (75)
The Durenne establishments were founded in 1831 by Antoine Durenne.
Initially a manufacturer of everyday objects, the company quickly focused its activity on cast iron for art and decoration (balconies, balustrades, statues, etc.).
In 1896, the year of the death of its founder, the A.Durenne company designed pipework and lampposts for public lighting.
In the 1930s, the Durenne establishments developed their street furniture offer, even though this concept had not yet been invented, by designing road signs (non-luminous and luminous), luminous bollards, as well as traffic lights used in Paris, Lyon or Lille.
Today, only one copy of the Durenne traffic light is still present in Paris, and a second copy is on display at the MEGE museum.
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