Key facts
- Years active
- 1883–1953
- Founded by
- Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton, Charles-Armand Trépardoux
- Country
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France - Headquarters
- Puteaux, France
The De Dion-Bouton logo is a round enamel badge with a deep blue ring, the name in gold capitals and a winged wheel at the centre. A French maker of cars and railcars, De Dion-Bouton operated from 1883 to 1953 in Puteaux, near Paris.
De Dion-Bouton Logo
In shape, the De Dion-Bouton emblem is a circle. The words DE DION BOUTON run around the top of the blue ring in gold capitals, separated by small dots, and PUTEAUX, the company’s home town, runs along the bottom. In the centre is a gold winged wheel on a white field, with the wings spreading out from the hub.
The badge uses only blue, gold and white. It was made as a bronze radiator emblem with enamel, so the De Dion-Bouton badge sat on the front of the car, on the radiator. Photos of a 1924 fire engine show the same round badge still in place, so the De Dion-Bouton symbol outlived the years of its first drawing.
This page offers the De Dion-Bouton logo PNG with a transparent background, so the round badge can be placed on any layout.
What the De Dion-Bouton name means
The name is made of two surnames: De Dion for Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, and Bouton for Georges Bouton.
De Dion-Bouton Logo History
Three versions make up the De Dion-Bouton logo evolution on this page: a script wordmark, the round badge and a stacked script mark.
The old De Dion-Bouton logo from 1883 to 1908 is a lettered one. The name De Dion-Bouton is written in a black, flowing script, with the words joined by a long curved underline that runs from the first letter to the last.
From 1908 to 1916 the company used the round badge described above. The blue ring with gold capitals and the winged wheel gave the brand a symbol rather than only a name, and this is the De Dion-Bouton car logo that people still recognise today.
A later version, dated to 1916–1968, goes back to lettering. The name is stacked on two lines in a heavy, brush-style script, with “De Dion” above “Bouton”. That span runs past the carmaker’s own end in 1953. It is the newest of the three De Dion-Bouton logos, while the round badge remained the one fixed to the radiators.
De Dion-Bouton History
The company was a French automobile and railcar manufacturer. It was founded in 1883 by Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton and Bouton’s brother-in-law Charles-Armand Trépardoux, and it operated until 1953.
Its base was Puteaux, the town named on the badge.
De Dion-Bouton Logo PNG and Colors
The download button at the top of this page saves the last De Dion-Bouton logo as a PNG file, 988 × 1000 pixels. Older versions from the history above open in the logo switcher under the main image, and each one has its own download.
| Colors | Blue, Yellow |
|---|---|
| Shapes and motifs | Circles, Wings |
| Logo versions | 3, since 1883 |
| File | PNG, 988 × 1000 px |
Frequently asked questions
Who founded De Dion-Bouton?
De Dion-Bouton was founded in 1883 by Jules-Albert de Dion, Georges Bouton and Charles-Armand Trépardoux.
What does the name De Dion-Bouton mean?
The name De Dion-Bouton combines the surnames of two of its founders, Marquis Jules-Albert de Dion and Georges Bouton.
What country is De Dion-Bouton from?
De Dion-Bouton was a French car brand, based in Puteaux, France.
Does De Dion-Bouton still exist?
No. De Dion-Bouton was active from 1883 to 1953.
Did De Dion-Bouton change its logo?
Yes. De Dion-Bouton used three logos since 1883. In order: Black flowing script wordmark (1883–1908), Round blue and gold winged-wheel badge (1908–1916) and Stacked brush-script wordmark (1916–1968).
What color is the De Dion-Bouton logo?
The last De Dion-Bouton logo is blue and yellow and features a circle and wings.
