Drayé, Jacques & Louis [Frères]

Identity

Category

Partnership

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Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules

Status

  • Connected

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Life dates

Activity

1890 - 1905 / Anvers - Merxem, Chaussée de Breda, 30<94>, 119<95> or 251<99>
Jacques (Jef) (° Antwerp - Merksem, ° 24.9.1852; + 27.9.1905) and Louis (° 21.12.1853; + 11.11.1906). Cameramakers. Patent of 16.7.1894 for "a new photographic snapshot camera with mirror shutter"; patent of 31.7.1894 for "a new photographic camera suited to cyclists, enabling photographs to be taken while in motion"; patent of 9.3.1898 for "a new system of automatic stereoscope named "Néorama". Advertisements for the latter apparatus in 1899, the machine was sold for 325 francs and a customer could use it by inserting 10 cents (Het Handelsblad, 4.3.1899).

Locations

1890 - 1905 / Anvers - Merxem, Chaussée de Breda, 30<94>, 119<95> or 251<99>

Exhibitions

Antwerp, 1894 (silver medal).

Genres / subject matter

Techniques

Bibliography/Webography

SCHOUWENAAR, Pierre. "De Gebroeders Drayé : zo' n « vergeten » camerabouwers", Photohistorisch Tijdschrift, vol. 14, 1991, pp. 113-115.

Context

Affiliations

Affiliated entity

Association belge de Photographie

Type of affiliation

Member of

Dates of affiliation

1896 - 1902

Description of relationship

Membership in the name of Jacques Drayé.

Management

Record source

DIRECTORY_1997#5167

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Dates of creation/revision

MD revised 16.10.2020; SFJ revised 8.4.2021

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