Jean-Marie Phalibois was born in Paris on October 29, 1835. Originally in the cardboard industry, he can first be found in the commercial directories in 1863. In 1874, the society specialized in a special kind of mechanical table. The society also produced many " mechanical scenes " on base, with fugures, monkeys, tightrope walkers and conjurors. January 28th 1893, Jean Phalibois and his wife Pauline yield their factory to their son, Edouard Henri. At the age of fifty-eight years, Jean Phalibois withdrew from businesses and lived on his income during the remainder of his life. He died seven years later.