Organisation: Georges Carette & Co., toy manufacturer

Organisation history Lantern hardware Texts published

Historical details of this organisation

Full name

Georges Carette & Co.

Short name

Georges Carette & Co.

Main area of activity

toy manufacturer

Secondary area(s) of activity

Lantern and slide manufacturer

Date of foundation

1886

Date of winding-up

1917

Main period and nation of relevant activity

N/A, Germany

Notes

Closed 1917 as military ordered all metal manufacturers to concentrate on armaments. Johann Falk was salesman for Carette before opening his own manufacturing company in 1895.

Known location

Known date(s)

Connection

Location

1892-1896

business address

5 Schillerstrasse, Nürnberg, Bayern, Germany

People linked to this organisation

BING, Adolf (1842-1915) – partner, 1886-1895

BING, Ignaz (1840-1918) – partner, 1886-1895

CARETTE, Georges (1861-1954) – partner, 1886-1895

CARETTE, Georges (1861-1954) – owner, 1895-1917

FALK, Johann (fl. 1880s-1930s) – employee, in or before 1895

Reference

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), pp. 53-54

Lucerna ID 1000663

Record created by Richard Crangle and Deac Rossell. Last updated 8 August 2014

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Organisation: Georges Carette & Co., toy manufacturer