Organisation: Riley Brothers, slide manufacturer and dealer

Organisation history Slide manufacture Slide sale/hire stock Lantern hardware Texts published Advertisements

Historical details of this organisation

'RB' trade mark used in 1900s

Full name

Riley Brothers

Short name

Riley Brothers

Known activities

Known date(s)

Activity

1880s-1914

slide retailer/hirer

1880s-1914

slide manufacturer

1890s-1900s

lantern hardware retailer/hirer

Date of foundation

1880

Date of winding-up

1914

Main period and nation of relevant activity

1880s-1910s, England

Relevance

slide manufacturer and dealer

Related organisations

business taken over by Riley Brothers (1914), 1914

employed as agent Morgan and Morgan, 1893

employed as agent O. Sichel & Co., 1897

employed as agent N.Z. Bible, Tract and Book Society

Known locations

Known date(s)

Connection

Location

1888-1894

business address

5 Cheapside, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

1891

business address

14 Tyrrel Street, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

1894-1907

business address

55 & 57 Godwin Street, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

1895-1898

business address

16 Beekman Street, New York, New York, U.S.A.

1896

business address

22 George Street, Dunedin, South Island, New Zealand

1907-1914

business address

17 Westgate Colonnade, Bradford, Yorkshire (West Riding), England

People linked to this organisation

RILEY, Arnold (1873-1935) – director, 1901-1914

RILEY, Bernard (1879-1943) – employee, 1911

RILEY, Herbert J. (1863-1941) – partner, 1880-1890

RILEY, Willie (1866-1961) – partner, c.1887-1914

References

Willie Riley, Sunset reflections (London: Herbert Jenkins, 1957)

Colin Gordon, By gaslight in winter: a Victorian family history through the magic lantern (London: Elm Tree Books, 1980)

‘Wallace and others v. Riley Brothers, New York’ in OMLJ 7.89 (October 1896)
– lawsuit re. Ben-Hur

‘Advertisements from the Optical Magic Lantern Journal of 1900’ in NMLJ 1.1 (April 1978), p. 2

John Barnes, ‘The Barnes Museum: catalogue excerpts’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), pp. 5-6

Robert McMillan, ‘James Bamforth’ in NMLJ 1.2 (February 1979), pp. 12-14

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 6.75 (August 1895)
– opening branch in New York

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 7.85 (June 1896)
– lawsuit by Harper Brothers

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 7.88 (September 1896)
– Ben-Hur copyright case

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 7.89 (October 1896)
– winning law suit re. Ben-Hur

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 9.114 (November 1898)
– becoming limited company

Mike Smith, ‘The origin of magic lantern stories: a delve into the background of temperance material’ in NMLJ 2.3 (January 1983), pp. 13-14

‘[Riley Brothers advertisements]’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980), p. 6

Lucerna ID 1000433

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 9 January 2022

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