Bulb, Light
- Object Name:
- Bulb, Light
- Object ID:
- 1992.047.36
- Date:
- 1900-1920
- Description:
- Three light bulbs from millinery shop or home of Richard Codaire (1863-1930), Manchester, NH. Glass bulbs with brass bases. All the same size.
1. Paper label adhered to glass: "BRYAN-MARSH / TUNGSTEN / 60w 120v".
2. Paper label adhered to glass: "SHELBY / TUNGSTEN / 60w 125v".
3. No label. Frosted top. Porcelain around tip of base. - Material:
- Glass
Metal
Brass - Dimensions:
- H-6.8 Dia-3 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, Light bulbs
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