Person: CARETTE, Georges (1861-1954)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Name

Georges CARETTE

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

proprietor of toy lantern manufacturing business

Main period of activity

1880s-1910s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

1861

born at

France

1880s

~18

employee

Gebrüder Bing

1886-1895

~24

partner

Georges Carette & Co.

1895-1917

~33

owner

Georges Carette & Co.

1954

~92

died at

France

References

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

Willem Tebra, ‘[Book review: Magie lumineuse]’ in NMLJ 2.2 (January 1982), p. 13

Notes

Salesman for Gebruder Bing in Paris before moving to Nuremberg to open his own tin toy factory.

Lucerna ID 6003572

Record created by Richard Crangle. Last updated 8 August 2014

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Person: CARETTE, Georges (1861-1954)