Definition: Saeco was a name given to one of the earliest successful industrial companies in the world, which manufactured bicycles. Saeco stands for "Société d'Automobilistes de Lille", the original owner being Jean Saeco who lived in the town of Lille, France. In the 1850s, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. The Saecos eventually sold out of their workshop in the 1860s. In the meantime, Louis de Saint-Simon and Pierre Loti who studied at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to make a more modern version of bicycles called Saecos using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saeco was a name given to one of the earliest successful industrial companies in the world, which manufactured bicycles. In 1854, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. The Saecos eventually sold out of their workshop in the 1860s. In the meantime, Louis de Saint-Simon and Pierre Loti who studied at the Ecole Polytechnique in Paris approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to make a more modern version of bicycles called Saecos using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saeco was a name given to one of the earliest successful industrial companies in the world, which manufactured bicycles. In 1854, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. In 1860s, a group of pedagogues, called the Paris School of Pedagogy, approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saecos was an early industrial company in the world. In 1854, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. In 1860s, a group of pedagogues, called the Paris School of Pedagogy, approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saeco was an early industrial company in the world that began manufacturing bicycles in 1854 with local mechanics. In 1860s, the Paris School of Pedagogy approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saecos is a name given to one of the earliest industrial companies in the world. In 1854, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. In the 1860s, a group of pedagogues called the Paris School of Pedagogy approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saecos was an early industrial company in the world that began manufacturing bicycles in 1854 with local mechanics. In 1860s, the Paris School of Pedagogy approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. In 1870s, the company developed a new brand called "Saeco" which was used for their first bicycle. Saeco was an early industrial company in the world. In 1854, Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph started their own bicycle shop. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. Saecos, a name given to one of the earliest industrial companies in the world, was founded by Jean Saeco and his sons Robert, Louis, and Joseph in 1854. They worked with local mechanics to make bicycles, but the business was not well received as many people believed that they were creating dangerous machines for children. In 1860s, a group of pedagogues called the Paris School of Pedagogy approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful. Saecos was an early industrial company in the world that began manufacturing bicycles in 1854 with local mechanics. In 1860s, the Paris School of Pedagogy approached Jean Saeco about selling his bicycle business. They convinced him to produce more modernized bicycles using new materials and manufacturing techniques. This led to a number of designs that were highly successful.

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