Les productions Landon Père et Fils — L’Officiel du cycle, 19 September 1953, Éclair Pedals, Freewheels, Hubs and Cranks from Sury-le-Comtal

From L’Officiel du cycle, du motocycle et du camping, 19 September 1953, N° 39, the paper’s Salon number du Cycle at the Porte de Versailles, page 79: ‘Les productions Landon Père et Fils’: Éclair pedals (26 models), free wheels, hubs, cranks, cyclomoteur chainwheels, double chainrings 45 to 50 teeth; stand no 332 at the Salon du Cycle. The title, headings, captions and lists are transcribed as printed; the text is summarized in Ebykr’s words, and the page images carry it in full.

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Les productions LANDON Père et Fils

[Ebykr summary; the article’s text is not reproduced. The notice says that in 1930 M. Landon père, a shrewd and esteemed industrialist, took over the management of the vast works at Sury-le-Comtal, founded in 1907. Helped by his son, M. Jean Landon, he very quickly made it one of the most important in the country. The Établissements Landon Père et Fils now occupy a considerable site (15.000 m2, of which 7.000 roofed) and employ 225 workers. Model organization and improved tooling are given as the whole secret of their growth and reputation. Their products are appreciated both in France and abroad, and the house supplies a large share to export, which the notice offers as a serious reference for its mark Éclair.]

[Ebykr summary, second paragraph; the article’s text is not reproduced. As a simple overview of the Landon Père et Fils specialties the notice lists pedals (26 models), single freewheels and 3-speed freewheels, hubs with small cones and a child’s model, cranks in all models and cranks for cyclomoteurs, pedal-set sprockets (pignons de pédaliers) and double chainrings of 45 to 50 teeth that are interchangeable, all described as articles of studied, quality manufacture.]

[Ebykr summary, closing paragraph; the article’s text is not reproduced. A very precise idea of Éclair manufacture will be had at the Salon du Cycle, where stand no 332 is reserved for this firm.]

[A text-only editorial notice in one column of a trade magazine. The heading “Les productions LANDON Père et Fils” runs across the head at the right in bold roman type, with the surname in capitals. Below it three paragraphs are set in italic type, with the names Landon in small capitals, the opening words “Établissements” and “Voici” and the mark Éclair in upright roman, and the figures in old-style numerals. There is no drawing, no photograph, no signature and no separate address block; the only location given is the stand number in the closing sentence.]