Person: PIKE, Samuel T. (c.1843-c.1912)

Person summary

Biographical summary of this person

Full name

Samuel Thomas PIKE

Gender

male

Relevance of this person

author of textbook on slide production

Main period of activity

1870s

Chronology

Date

Age

Event/activity

c.1843

born at

Mayfair, London, England

1871

resident

86 Milton Street, Marylebone, London, England

2 April 1871

~28

census record

1871 Census of England and Wales, RG10/175.57.33
– occupation “Shopman”

1881

resident

339 Oxford Street, London, England

1881

~38

employee

J. Barnard & Son

3 April 1881

~38

census record

1881 Census of England and Wales, RG11/122.100.22
– occupation “Shopman to Colourmen and Artists”

1891

resident

24 Robert Street, St Pancras, London, England

5 April 1891

~48

census record

1891 Census of England and Wales, RG12/116.170.10
– occupation “Cabinet and picture frame maker”

1896

resident

71 Parkhurst Road, London, England

1901-1911

resident

68 Margaret Street, Marylebone, London, England

31 March 1901

~58

census record

1901 Census of England and Wales, RG13/105.109.26
– occupation “Picture Frame Maker”

2 April 1911

~68

census record

1911 Census of England and Wales, RG14/532
– occupation “Picture Frame Maker”

c.1912

~68

died at

London, England

Texts linked to this person

Book (1)

Samuel T. Pike, On the use of chromo-printed pictures for the magic lantern (London: J. Barnard & Son, c.1873)

Reference

Hermann Hecht, ‘Decalcomania: some preliminary investigations into the history of transfer slides’ in NMLJ 1.3 (March 1980), p. 4

Lucerna ID 6003638

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Person: PIKE, Samuel T. (c.1843-c.1912)