Maker record
Tantet et Manon
Tantet & Manon was a French maker of hand-painted tin toys active in Paris from 1879. Its range included trains, horses and carriages, cyclists, cars and friction-driven animal figures. The firm also made patented metal toys, including a sand pail protected by a French patent in 1890. In 1902 it was acquired by Jouets de Paris.
- Founded
- 1879
- Final year
- 1902
- Locations
- Paris, France
- Founders
- Louis Manon
The story of Tantet et Manon
Louis Manon began a small toy firm in Paris in 1879. Pierre Tantet joined the company the following year. The firm made hand-painted tin toys, including train sets, horses and carriages, cyclists, cars and animal figures with friction mechanisms. Its range also included patented metal toys: in 1890, Société Tantet et Manon filed a French patent for a child's toy sand pail.
In 1902, Jouets de Paris bought the firm. Tantet & Manon’s products included both wheeled toys and trains, while the sand pail patent records another line of its toy production. The available documented chronology establishes the firm’s Paris beginnings, its product range and its acquisition by Jouets de Paris.