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In 1872 Simon
Tissot Dupont bought a workshop that created leather briefcases for diplomats
and businessmen, thus founding the company that took his name. After he handed
his business over to his two sons in 1919, the company focused on high quality
travel cases and accessories. By 1930, the company was using only the most noble
of materials: crocodile skin, ivory, tortoiseshell, gold, and silver to produce
elaborate cases for their clients, which included the French aristocracy, kings,
emperors, maharajahs, and bankers. In 1935 they replaced the enamel in their
cases with lacquer, and enlisted the assistance of a Russian who had learned the
craft on his travels to China. Ever since, S.T. Dupont’s trademark has been the
precise art of lacquer. They eventually diversified by developing lighters and
pens and secured their reputation with luxury pieces made from precious metals
and some of the finest Chinese lacquer work in the world. The company is still
based in Faverges, Dupont's family home at the base of the French Alps
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