1842-186? (1868?) 1842-1858 Pierre Leclerc. René Leclerc (?) 1858-186? Widow of (Pierre?) Leclerc. Merged with Bliaux to form Leclerc and Bliaux fils.
The "History of Deberny et Peignot" (see below) indicates that the foundry began circa 1840 with René Leclerc and a "foundry for metal ingots."
See " History of Deberny et Peignot [http://amgweb.rit.edu/dphist1.htm]" at the Cary Graphic Arts Collection of the Rochester Institute of Technology library's website devoted to the 20th century magazine Arts et Métiers Graphiques: http://amgweb.rit.edu/index.htm. This history includes, as Appendix A to its Section III, a family tree of the "History of the Fonderie Deberny et Peignot, 1748 - 1972": http://amgweb.rit.edu/pdf/appendixa.pdf. This is in turn based on an (anonymous?) article: "Deberny et Peignot: La Belle Époque de la Typographie." Caractère, Vol. 12 (December 19750: 33-34.
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