The Val d'Osné Foundry, established in 1835 by André, was subsequently renamed Houille et Cie in 1867 when taken over by Barbezat. By 1870, however, it was known as the Société Anonyme des Hautes Fourneaux & Founderies du Val d'Osne, exhibiting its wares in a Paris showroom at 58 Boulevard Voltaire.