Organisation: Perken, Son & Rayment, lantern and slide dealer

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Historical details of this organisation

Full name

Perken, Son & Rayment

Short name

Perken, Son & Rayment

Main area of activity

lantern and slide dealer

Date of foundation

1887

Date of winding-up

1899

Main period and nation of relevant activity

N/A, England

Notes

London Gazette, 12 January 1900, describes the dissolution of the previous partnership and founding of its successor on 31 December 1899.

Related organisations

business taken over by Perken, Son & Co., 1900

took over business of Lejeune & Perken, 1887

acted as agent for W. Cheffins, 1891

used trademark Optimus, 1887-

Known locations

Known date(s)

Connection

Location

1887

business address

101 Hatton Garden, London EC1, England

1887-1899

business address

99 Hatton Garden, London EC1, England

1893-1896

business address

141 Oxford Street, London W, England

People linked to this organisation

PERKEN, Edgar T. (1865-1942) – partner, 1890s-1899

PERKEN, Frederic L. (1862-1944) – partner, 1887-1899

PERKEN, Louis (c.1829-1907) – partner, 1887

RAYMENT, Arthur (1847-1922) – partner, 1887-1899

Archive source

London Gazette, no. 27,153 (12 January 1900), p.237

References

David Robinson, Stephen Herbert and Richard Crangle (editors), Encyclopaedia of the magic lantern (London: Magic Lantern Society, 2001), p. 226

‘A.B.’, Fred. W. Cooper, Edgar T. Perken and Frederic L. Perken, ‘Correspondence’ in OMLJ 11.129 (February 1900)
– winding-up of partnership

John Barnes (compiler), ‘A list of magic lantern manufacturers and dealers active in England during the 19th century’ in Magic images (1990), p. 26

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 7.88 (September 1896)
– giving up Oxford Street premises

‘Notes’ in OMLJ 7.90 (November 1896)
– leaving Oxford Street branch

Lucerna ID 1000902

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 29 July 2020

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Organisation: Perken, Son & Rayment, lantern and slide dealer