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Wauters [P.] & Masquelier [A.]
Identity
Category
Partnership
Alternative name or descriptor
- Comptoir Général de Photographie; Algemeen Kantoor voor Lichttoestellen
Standardized form(s) of name according to other rules
Status
- Connected / Professional
Details
Life dates
Activity
1901 * - 1914 / Anvers, Chaussée de Malines, 32
Successor: Masquelier Alphonse
Polydore Joseph Wauters (° Ghent, 14.1.1864) of Antwerp and his brother-in-law Alphonse Jules Marie Masquelier (° Antwerp - Borgerhout, 3.7.1880) of Antwerp - Borgerhout (Wauters had married Masquelier's sister Julia in February 1898). Photographic cameras and supplies. Their partnership was founded for a duration of 15 years and given legal form on 1.7.1901. They also operated a portrait studio at this address and the firm is listed under "photographers" in the Monod directory. "Laboratory at the disposal of customers. Branches in Ghent, Ostend and Blankenberg" (La Métropole, 8.9.1901).
Wauters was a member of the "Association belge de photographie" and Masquelier was a member of the "Cercle d'études photographiques et scientifiques d'Anvers" (see relevant entries in the name of the two partners). The partnership was dissolved by notarial act dated 13.1.1914. Masquelier continued trading here throughout the interwar years as successor to the partnership while still employing "Comptoir Général de Photographie" as a descriptor. Some post-World War I editions of the Ratinckx directory continued to list the partnership of Wauters & Masquelier at this address, no doubt erroneously. Alphonse Masquelier was then listed in the Ratinckx directories as a photographer and dealer in photographic supplies at this address until 1940.
1901 * - 1913 Ostende, Rampe Ouest du Kursaal, 4<04>
Branch.
1901 * - 1904 Blankenberghe, Rue de l'Eglise, 31
Predecessor: Photographie Viennoise #
Branch.
1901 * - 1903 Gand, Rue de Flandre, 9
Predecessor: Wauters Polydore
This branch appears to have been a brief partnership or association with Julien Declercq (see that name) when the outlet was still trading as "Comptoir Général de Photographie. P. Wauters: proprietor" [Mendel, 1902]. Ownership seems to have been transferred to Julien Declercq soon afterwards.
1905 - 1906 Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 50
Manager: Arthur Vandevelde. Cameras, projectors and enlargers. Wholesale.
1907 - 1908 Blankenberghe, Rue Haute
Successor: Masquelier Alphonse
Polydore Joseph Wauters (° Ghent, 14.1.1864) of Antwerp and his brother-in-law Alphonse Jules Marie Masquelier (° Antwerp - Borgerhout, 3.7.1880) of Antwerp - Borgerhout (Wauters had married Masquelier's sister Julia in February 1898). Photographic cameras and supplies. Their partnership was founded for a duration of 15 years and given legal form on 1.7.1901. They also operated a portrait studio at this address and the firm is listed under "photographers" in the Monod directory. "Laboratory at the disposal of customers. Branches in Ghent, Ostend and Blankenberg" (La Métropole, 8.9.1901).
Wauters was a member of the "Association belge de photographie" and Masquelier was a member of the "Cercle d'études photographiques et scientifiques d'Anvers" (see relevant entries in the name of the two partners). The partnership was dissolved by notarial act dated 13.1.1914. Masquelier continued trading here throughout the interwar years as successor to the partnership while still employing "Comptoir Général de Photographie" as a descriptor. Some post-World War I editions of the Ratinckx directory continued to list the partnership of Wauters & Masquelier at this address, no doubt erroneously. Alphonse Masquelier was then listed in the Ratinckx directories as a photographer and dealer in photographic supplies at this address until 1940.
1901 * - 1913 Ostende, Rampe Ouest du Kursaal, 4<04>
Branch.
1901 * - 1904 Blankenberghe, Rue de l'Eglise, 31
Predecessor: Photographie Viennoise #
Branch.
1901 * - 1903 Gand, Rue de Flandre, 9
Predecessor: Wauters Polydore
This branch appears to have been a brief partnership or association with Julien Declercq (see that name) when the outlet was still trading as "Comptoir Général de Photographie. P. Wauters: proprietor" [Mendel, 1902]. Ownership seems to have been transferred to Julien Declercq soon afterwards.
1905 - 1906 Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 50
Manager: Arthur Vandevelde. Cameras, projectors and enlargers. Wholesale.
1907 - 1908 Blankenberghe, Rue Haute
Locations
1901 * - 1914 / Anvers, Chaussée de Malines, 32
1901 * - 1913 Ostende, Rampe Ouest du Kursaal, 4<04>
1901 * - 1904 Blankenberghe, Rue de l'Eglise, 31
1901 * - 1903 Gand, Rue de Flandre, 9
1905 - 1906 Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 50
1907 - 1908 Blankenberghe, Rue Haute
1901 * - 1913 Ostende, Rampe Ouest du Kursaal, 4<04>
1901 * - 1904 Blankenberghe, Rue de l'Eglise, 31
1901 * - 1903 Gand, Rue de Flandre, 9
1905 - 1906 Bruxelles, Rue de l'Ecuyer, 50
1907 - 1908 Blankenberghe, Rue Haute
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Bibliography/Webography
Context
Affiliations
Management
Record source
DIRECTORY_1997#4727
Status
Level of detail
Dates of creation/revision
SFJ revised 28.12.2017; SFJ revised 22.5.2020, 7.9.2020, 25.10.2020, 3.11.2020, 15.12.2020 & 10.12.2021 based on information supplied by M. Demaeght; SFJ revised 11.2.2021, 20.2.2021 & 14.12.2023 based on information supplied by Pool Andries