Ruler

Object Name:

Ruler

Object ID:

1992.047.32

Creator:

Westcott-Jewell Company -- Manufacturer

Place of Origin:

Seneca Falls, NY

Date:

1900-1920

Description:

Advertising ruler, from millinery shop of Richard Codaire (1863-1930), Manchester, NH. Birch ruler, 12". Metal edge on ruled side, and round metal sleeve on other side. Printed in black on front: "NEW HAMPSHIRE FIRE INSURANCE COMPANY / MANCHESTER / NEW HAMPSHIRE / ORGANIZED / 1869 / WESTCOTT-JEWELL CO. SENECA FALLS, N.Y. / PAT. JULY 6, 1896". On back: "SOUND - SOLID - SUCCESSFUL".

Material:

Wood
Birch
Metal

Dimensions:

W-1.25 L-12 D-0.35 inches

Provenance:

Richard Codaire (1863-1930) was born in Abbotsford, Quebec, and became a naturalized US citizen in Holyoke, MA, in 1888. He moved to Manchester, NH, by 1890, and married Gertrude E. Morse Robie (1874-1968) in Nashua in 1892. The couple lived in Manchester and had four children. Richard operated a millinery shop. The Codaire family lived at 85 Walnut Street (1896-1897), then 235 Lowell Street (1898-1900), 223 Lowell (1901-1910), and back to 85 Walnut (1911-1930). The millinery shop was at 33 Hanover Street, (1896-1910), then 30 Bridge Street (1913-1915) and 102 Hanover Street (1917-1921). The collection belonged to Richard Codaire's daughter, Margaret Sproul-Bolton (1903-1994). She was the great aunt of the donor, Beverly Galante.

Credit Line:

Gift of Beverly and Carl Galante

People:

Codaire, Richard (1863-1930)

Subjects:

Millinery, Millinery stores, Insurance companies