A Brief History of the Marque
34 rue de Kléber à Levallois-Perret
Louis Bailleul built motorcycles from 1904 to 1910 and utilised both Peugeot and Buchet engines, some of which were water-cooled.
La Perle
Side-valve motorcycle built by Bailleul in 1905, possibly for another company. Bourdache p440.
The firm also built an automobile believed to have been powered by an English four cylinder Thornton engine.
Sources:
Henshaw
Bourdache numerous mentions.
N.B. Louis Lefévre built La Perle automobiles from 1913 in Boulogne-sur-Seine. There is no relation between the two firms.
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