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== Gaumont Films Cinema ==
== Gaumont Films Cinema ==


===(1908-1910)===
=== (1908-1910) ===
 
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File:Gaumont (1908).jpg
File:Gaumont (1908).jpg
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'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a daisy sketch with a capital "G" in the middle. The company name doesn't appear.
'''Logo:''' On a black background, we see a daisy sketch with a capital "G" in the middle. The company name doesn't appear.
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'''Editors Note:''' None.
'''Editors Note:''' None.


== Gaumont ==
== Gaumont ==


===1st Logo (1908-1920)===
===1st Logo (1908-1920)===


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File:Gaumont (1916, Bout de Zan et L'Embusqué).png
File:Gaumont (1916, Bout de Zan et L'Embusqué).png
File:Gaumont (1913, Bout De Zan vole un éléphant).png
File:Gaumont (1913, Bout De Zan vole un éléphant).png
</gallery>'''Nickname:''' "The Gaumont Daisy"
</gallery>
 
'''Nickname:''' "The Gaumont Daisy"


'''Logo:''' We see a stylized daisy. "Gaumont" is written inside. Sometimes, "FILMS" is shown above, and "CINEMA" is shown below.
'''Logo:''' We see a stylized daisy. "Gaumont" is written inside. Sometimes, "FILMS" is shown above, and "CINEMA" is shown below.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*The logo appears on an experimental Chronochrome film made in 1912. Chronochrome was Gaumont's three-colour additive process used from 1912-1913. Throughout the logo, it slightly changes in hue, demonstrating the technique.
* The logo appears on an experimental Chronochrome film made in 1912. Chronochrome was Gaumont's three-colour additive process used from 1912-1913. Throughout the logo, it slightly changes in hue, demonstrating the technique.
*There's an orange/golden version seen on the 1915 silent film ''L'embusqué''.
* There's an orange/golden version seen on the 1915 silent film ''L'embusqué''.
*At the start and end of some films, the logo is at the bottom of a stylised frame, the frame usually has french text with the title of the film andwho directed it (Opening) and/or Fin (Closing).
* At the start and end of some films, the logo is at the bottom of a stylised frame, the frame usually has french text with the title of the film andwho directed it (Opening) and/or Fin (Closing).


'''FX/SFX:''' None. The changing hue in the variant.
'''FX/SFX:''' None. The changing hue in the variant.
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===2nd Logo (1947-1964, 2006)===


=== 2nd Logo (1946-1964, 2006) ===
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1950s).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (1946).png
| The variant seen on ''Martin Rougmaniac'' (1946)
}}


'''Nickname:''' "Sun Globe"
'''Nickname:''' "Sun Globe"
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*Sometimes, only "Distribution" wipes in below, or there would be no additional text at all.
* Sometimes, only "Distribution" wipes in below, or there would be no additional text at all.
*''Martin Rougmaniac'': We see the sun globe with the film script. Above the globe "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" appears, and "C.", "P.", "L." and "F." appear from the lower part of the screen to the script. Then, the letters turn translucent when "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMES" from the left to the right of the script. The translucent "C.P.L.F." is replaced by "GAUMONT" and "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" disappears.
* ''Martin Rougmaniac'': We see the sun globe with the film script. Above the globe "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" appears, and "C.", "P.", "L." and "F." appear from the lower part of the screen to the script. Then, the letters turn translucent when "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMES" from the left to the right of the script. The translucent "C.P.L.F." is replaced by "GAUMONT" and "DISTRIBUÉ PAR" disappears.


'''FX/SFX:''' The earth moving and the words "Gaumont", "Distribution", and "présente" appearing. On ''Martin Rougmaniac'', the texts "C.P.L.F.", "DISTRIBUÉ PAR", "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMES" and, of course, "GAUMONT".
'''FX/SFX:''' The earth moving and the words "Gaumont", "Distribution", and "présente" appearing. On ''Martin Rougmaniac'', the texts "C.P.L.F.", "DISTRIBUÉ PAR", "LA COMPAGNIE PARISIENNE DE LOCATION DE FILMES" and, of course, "GAUMONT".
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'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
'''Music/Sounds Variants:'''
*''Martin Rougmaniac'': A beautiful fanfare made by an orchestra and a chorus, which begins before the logo.
* ''Martin Rougmaniac'': A beautiful fanfare made by an orchestra and a chorus, which begins before the logo.
*''OSS-117'': Cairo, Nest of Spies: A rearrangement of the general fanfare is used.
* ''OSS-117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'': A rearrangement of the general fanfare is used.


'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on films of the era. The places this logo can be spotted is on the Criterion Collection DVD of ''The Earrings of Madame de...'', and the 2006 film ''OSS-117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'', which is set in 1955. It has also been seen on ''CodeName: Tiger'' and ''Martin Rougmaniac''.
'''Availability:''' Rare. It appears on films of the era. The places this logo can be spotted is on the Criterion Collection DVD of ''The Earrings of Madame de...'', and the 2006 film ''OSS-117: Cairo, Nest of Spies'', which is set in 1955. It has also been seen on ''Code Name: Tiger'' and ''Martin Rougmaniac''.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===3rd Logo (1955?-1971)===


=== 3rd Logo (1955?-1971) ===
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1969).jpeg
| Color variant
}}


'''Nickname:''' "Sun Globe II"
'''Nickname:''' "Sun Globe II"
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===4th Logo (1971-1980)===
 
 
=== 4th Logo (1971-1980) ===
 
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1970s).jpeg
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'''Nicknames:''' "Sun Globe III", "The Gaumont Daisy II", "Daisy of Doom", "The Other G of Doom"
'''Nicknames:''' "Sun Globe III", "The Gaumont Daisy II", "Daisy of Doom", "The Other G of Doom"


'''Logo:''' Against a smoky dark blue BG, we see a revolving orange globe, with several "points" moving like that of a cartoon sun, zooming in from the top right. It immediately cuts to Gaumont's "marguerite" daisy with a "G" inside it, both in white, which resembles the 1st logo's daisy. As it moves out to the left, the BG slowly turns red. Then the words "AUMONT" appear at the right, and "DISTRIBUTION" appears at the lower right.
'''Logo:''' Against a smoky dark blue background, we see a revolving orange globe, with several "points" moving like that of a cartoon sun, zooming in from the top right. It immediately cuts to Gaumont's "marguerite" daisy with a "G" inside it, both in white, which resembles the 1st logo's daisy. As it moves out to the left, the background slowly turns red. Then the word "AUMONT" appear at the right, and "DISTRIBUTION" appears at the lower right of the screen.


'''FX/SFX:''' The sun globe and smoke effects.
'''FX/SFX:''' The sun globe and smoke effects.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' A rather ominous fanfare that grows more and more dramatic. Three violin/timpani stabs play in sync with the animations at the end. Sometimes, it is silent.
'''Music/Sounds:''' A rather ominous fanfare that grows more and more dramatic. Three violin/timpani stabs play in sync with the animations at the end. Sometimes, it is silent.


'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the TeleMünchen German DVD of ''LeGuignolo'', the music from the 9th logo is strangely kept, possibly due to a reverse plastering error.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On the TeleMünchen German DVD of ''Le Guignolo'', the music from the 9th logo is strangely kept, possibly due to a reverse plastering error.


'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Most current prints of films released during this period are plastered by any of the newer Gaumont logos (mainly the 9th and 10th ones). It is surprisingly intact on the TeleMünchen German DVD of ''LeGuignolo'', and it can be found on the film ''Violette & François'', which can be found on YouTube (albeit with the first half of the logo cut off and the second half's beginning plagued by VHS artifacts). It can also be seen on ''La Foiles Des Grandeurs''.
'''Availability:''' Near extinction. Most current prints of films released during this period are plastered by any of the newer Gaumont logos (mainly the 9th and 10th ones). It is surprisingly intact on the TeleMünchen German DVD of ''Le Guignolo'', and it can be found on the film ''Violette & François'', which can be found on YouTube (albeit with the first half of the logo cut off and the second half's beginning plagued by VHS artifacts). It can also be seen on ''La Foiles Des Grandeurs''.


'''Editor's Note:''' Great background, which is clever use of double exposure effect at the time.
'''Editor's Note:''' Great background, which is clever use of double exposure effect at the time.


===5th Logo (1980-1986)===


=== 5th Logo (1980-1986) ===
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| File:Gaumont (1980).jpeg
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'''Nickname:''' "Space Daisy", "The Gaumont Daisy III", "Zooming Daisy"
'''Nickname:''' "Space Daisy", "The Gaumont Daisy III", "Zooming Daisy"
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===6th Logo (1981-1994)===
 
 
=== 6th Logo (1981-1994) ===
 
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1980s).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont1994.jpeg
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'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo.
'''Music/Sounds:''' Same as the previous logo.


'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as Gaumont is plastering old logos. Used in tandem with the previous and next logos. This is intact on the R2 DVD of ''Funny Horsie'', the Miramax R1 DVDs of ''Dead Tired'', ''The Visitors'', and on the U.S. Cinema Libre DVD of ''Bengali Nights''. Also, it makes a surprise appearance on a German HDTV airing of ''La Femme Nikita'', instead of the 8th logo.
'''Availability:''' Extremely rare, as Gaumont is plastering old logos. Used in tandem with the previous and next logos. This is intact on the Region 2 DVD of ''Funny Horsie'', the Miramax Region 1 DVDs of ''Dead Tired'', ''The Visitors'', and on the U.S. Cinema Libre DVD of ''Bengali Nights''. Also, it makes a surprise appearance on a German HDTV airing of ''La Femme Nikita'', instead of the 8th logo.


'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===7th Logo (1984?-)===


=== 7th Logo (1984?-present) ===
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1980s Retro Daisy, Color).png
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| File:Gaumont (1980s Retro Daisy, Monochrome).png
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}}


'''Nicknames:''' "Spinning Daisy", "Retro Daisy", "The Gaumont Daisy V"
'''Nicknames:''' "Spinning Daisy", "Retro Daisy", "The Gaumont Daisy V"
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'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*A B&W variant has been spotted.
* A black and white variant has been spotted.
*Another version has "DEPUIS QUE LE CINEMA EXISTE" below it.
* Another version has "DEPUIS QUE LE CINEMA EXISTE" ("ever since cinema exists") below it.


'''FX/SFX:''' The daisy spinning.
'''FX/SFX:''' The daisy spinning.
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'''Music/Sounds:''' None.
'''Music/Sounds:''' None.


'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on post-'70s reprints of their old films.
'''Availability:''' Common. Seen on post-1970s reprints of their old films.


'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is the main reason why most Gaumont logos are hard to find, and this plastering monster just has barebones effort put in. Not as annoying as other logos that do a worse plastering job, but this still has an annoyance level.  
'''Editor's Note:''' This logo is the main reason why most Gaumont logos are hard to find, and this plastering monster just has barebones effort put in. Not as annoying as other logos that do a worse plastering job, but this still has an annoyance level.  




===10th Logo (1985-1995)===
=== 10th Logo (1985-1995) ===


{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1985).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (1985 A).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (1990).png
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}}


'''Nicknames:''' "Gaumont in Space", "Zooming Daisy III", ''Space Daisy III'', "The Gaumont Daisy VI"
 
'''Nicknames:''' "Gaumont in Space", "Zooming Daisy III", "Space Daisy III", "The Gaumont Daisy VI"


'''Logo:''' Against a dark blue gradient BG, we see the Gaumont daisy slowly coming toward us, a la Viacom's "V of Doom", and stars shoot forward as this happens. It fills the screen and then we see the word "aumont" zoom out with a 3D effect. Then it slowly zooms out altogether and disappears. It's similar to the 6th logo except without any daisies.
'''Logo:''' Against a dark blue gradient BG, we see the Gaumont daisy slowly coming toward us, a la Viacom's "V of Doom", and stars shoot forward as this happens. It fills the screen and then we see the word "aumont" zoom out with a 3D effect. Then it slowly zooms out altogether and disappears. It's similar to the 6th logo except without any daisies.
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'''Editor's Note:''' None.
'''Editor's Note:''' None.


===11th Logo (1995-2004)===




'''Nicknames:''' "The Gaumont Map", "The Map/Space", "Gaumont 100", ''Space Daisy IV'', "The Gaumont Daisy VII", "Flowers/Daisies Through the Ages II",
=== 11th Logo (1995-2004) ===
 
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (1996).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (1995).jpeg
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}}
 
'''Nicknames:''' "The Gaumont Map", "The Map/Space", "Gaumont 100", "Space Daisy IV", "The Gaumont Daisy VII", "Flowers/Daisies Through the Ages II",


'''Logo:''' We see a map of all the Gaumont logos throughout history labeled with their respective years. The camera pans across the map following the logos until it gets to the last one. We then see a bright flash and then the camera zooms in toward a gold Gaumont daisy in space (with stars shooting forward). It has a cloud of gas revolving around it that quickly transforms into the word "Gaumont" (written in red). The daisy also turns red. The logo shines afterward.
'''Logo:''' We see a map of all the Gaumont logos throughout history labeled with their respective years. The camera pans across the map following the logos until it gets to the last one. We then see a bright flash and then the camera zooms in toward a gold Gaumont daisy in space (with stars shooting forward). It has a cloud of gas revolving around it that quickly transforms into the word "Gaumont" (written in red). The daisy also turns red. The logo shines afterward.


'''Variant:''' For the logo's 1st year, the words "1895-1995" and "100 ANS DE CINÉMA" were displayed above and below the company name, respectively, in order to commemorate Gaumont's 100th anniversary.
'''Variant:''' For the logo's first year, the words "1895-1995" and "100 ANS DE CINÉMA" were displayed above and below the company name, respectively, in order to commemorate Gaumont's 100th anniversary.


'''FX/SFX:''' The camera panning across the map and the bright flash. A very professional logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' The camera panning across the map and the bright flash. A very professional logo.
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'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some films on which it plasters the 5th-8th logos, it would use their respective themes. This occurs on the Sony Blu-Ray of ''La Femme Nikita'', the Alliance Atlantis Canadian DVD of ''The Big Blue'', and the CT DVD of ''Atlantis''.
'''Music/Sounds Variant:''' On some films on which it plasters the 5th-8th logos, it would use their respective themes. This occurs on the Sony Blu-Ray of ''La Femme Nikita'', the Alliance Atlantis Canadian DVD of ''The Big Blue'', and the CT DVD of ''Atlantis''.


'''Availability:''' Uncommon. The full version can be seen on the director's cut of ''Léon: The Professional'' (the original U.S. release print replaced it with the Columbia Pictures logo), ''Just Visiting'', ''Me Myself I'', and international prints of ''The Fifth Element''. In the U.S., the short version appeared as a logo for Gaumont Multimedia on the animated series ''Sky Dancers'', ''Dragon Flyz'', ''Space Goofs'', ''The Magician'', and ''Oggy and the Cockroaches''. This does not appear on more recent episodes of the latter series, instead being replaced by the Xilam logo. This also plasters older Gaumont logos on recent prints of their films, such as ''My Father's Glory''.
'''Availability:''' Uncommon. The full version can be seen on the director's cut of ''Léon: The Professional'' (the original United States release print replaced it with the Columbia Pictures logo), ''Just Visiting'', ''Me Myself I'', and international prints of ''The Fifth Element''. In the United States, the short version appeared as a logo for Gaumont Multimedia on the animated series ''Sky Dancers'', ''Dragon Flyz'', ''Space Goofs'', ''The Magician'', and ''Oggy and the Cockroaches''. This does not appear on more recent episodes of the latter series, instead being replaced by the Xilam logo. This also plasters older Gaumont logos on recent prints of their films, such as ''My Father's Glory''.


'''Editor's Note:''' This is one of the earliest 100 years logos on the wiki; most companies haven't been reaching their 100th anniversary until the early 2010s.
'''Editor's Note:''' This is one of the earliest 100 years logos on the wiki; most companies haven't been reaching their 100th anniversary until the early 2010s.


===12th Logo (2004-2011)===




'''Nicknames:''' "Kid with Daisy", ''Space Daisy V'', "The Gaumont Daisy VIII"
=== 12th Logo (2004-2011) ===
 
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (2004).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (2004, in-credit).png
| In-credit variant
}}
 
'''Nicknames:''' "Kid with Daisy", "Space Daisy V", "The Gaumont Daisy VIII"


'''Logo:''' We start on a black background, then blue haze rises above a horizon, similar to an eclipse, with fireflies flying about. We seen see a silhouette of a boy walking from the distance and stops at a silhouette of a daisy. The boy then bends down and picks up the daisy, then stands back up and lets go of it. The boy then looks up as we travel to the daisy, which comes closer to the screen. The daisy turns colorful and flashes again, turning into the Gaumont logo similar to the previous logo, but more detailed and in 3D. The background changes into a detailed zooming space BG. The Gaumont logo shines and fades out.
'''Logo:''' We start on a black background, then blue haze rises above a horizon, similar to an eclipse, with fireflies flying about. We seen see a silhouette of a boy walking from the distance and stops at a silhouette of a daisy. The boy then bends down and picks up the daisy, then stands back up and lets go of it. The boy then looks up as we travel to the daisy, which comes closer to the screen. The daisy turns colorful and flashes again, turning into the Gaumont logo similar to the previous logo, but more detailed and in 3D. The background changes into a detailed zooming space BG. The Gaumont logo shines and fades out.
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'''Editor's Note:''' Simple, yet nice combination of CGI and real life sillhouette.
'''Editor's Note:''' Simple, yet nice combination of CGI and real life sillhouette.


===13th Logo (2011-)===


=== 13th Logo (2011-present) ===
{{Gallery
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| File:Gaumont (2011).png
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| File:Gaumont (2015).jpeg
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| File:Gaumont (late 2010s, "born with cinema").png
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}}


'''Nicknames:''' "born with cinema", "The Gaumont Daisy IX", "The New Daisy"
'''Nicknames:''' "born with cinema", "The Gaumont Daisy IX", "The New Daisy"


'''Logo:''' On a black background a red light appears and bursts to form a red line. The red line rotates to look like a petal. After this several more petals fall from the screen as the background intensifies to a blood red color. Soon, hundreds of petals appear to form a red Gaumont logo resembling the one from the '80s, but with a more modern look. The petals in the circle keep rotating until the red background becomes black again.
'''Logo:''' On a black background a red light appears and bursts to form a red line. The red line rotates to look like a petal. After this several more petals fall from the screen as the background intensifies to a blood red color. Soon, hundreds of petals appear to form a red Gaumont logo resembling the one from 1981, but with a more modern look. The petals in the circle keep rotating until the red background becomes black again.


'''Variants:'''
'''Variants:'''
*In 2015, "depuis que le cinéma existe" ("ever since cinema exists") in the same red font appears below the logo, and in the bottom-right corner, the words "120 ans" ("120 years") appear (in a different red font) in a "flower" similar to the one in the Gaumont logo, obviously to mark Gaumont's 120th anniversary.
* In 2015, "depuis que le cinéma existe" ("ever since cinema exists") in the same red font appears below the logo, and in the bottom-right corner, the words "120 ans" ("120 years") appear (in a different red font) in a "flower" similar to the one in the Gaumont logo, obviously to mark Gaumont's 120th anniversary.
*Another version has "born with cinema" below it.
* Another version has "born with cinema" below it.


'''FX/SFX:''' Simple, but great animation that keeps the flower theme from the last logo.
'''FX/SFX:''' Simple, but great animation that keeps the flower theme from the last logo.
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'''Availability:''' Common. First seen on La Conquête. Also seen on ''Comme un Chef'' and ''Un jourmon père Viendra'', among others. Used in tandem with the 7th logo.
'''Availability:''' Common. First seen on La Conquête. Also seen on ''Comme un Chef'' and ''Un jourmon père Viendra'', among others. Used in tandem with the 7th logo.


'''Editor's Note:''' This is one of earliest 120 years logos on the wiki; most companies haven't been reaching their 120th anniversary for now.
'''Editor's Note:''' This is one of earliest "120 years" logos on the wiki; most companies haven't been reaching their 120th anniversary for now.


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