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Ducretet Thomson

Logo: G.Garitan, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

French audio manufacturer and record label

Ducretet et cie., later Ducretet Thomson was a French company founded by scientist Eugène Adrien Ducretet which produced, among other scientific instruments, an early "plate phonograph", or tinfoil disc player (1879) and a tinfoil phonograph for cylinders. The company was later absorbed into the French Thomson Group and the division's product line extended to early televisions.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1864Founded1
  • Industryconsumer electronics industry, electronics industry, phonographic industry1

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Ducretet-Thomson
Photo: Tangopaso, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons4

Ducretet et cie., later Ducretet Thomson was a French company founded by scientist Eugène Adrien Ducretet which produced, among other scientific instruments, an early "plate phonograph", or tinfoil disc player (1879) and a tinfoil phonograph for cylinders. The company was later absorbed into the French Thomson Group and the division's product line extended to early televisions.2

The story

Founded by Eugène Adrien Ducretet in 1864.1

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Timeline

  1. 1864Founded Founded1

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