| Title |
Wedekind, Gustave |
| Date |
ca. 1800 - July 17, 1870 |
| Description |
Gustave Wedekind, born ca. 1800 in Baden, Germany, was a lithographer, lamp shade manufacturer, and inventor active in Philadelphia
ca. 1856-1870. First listed in Philadelphia city directories in 1856 as a lamp shade manufacturer at 327 Race Street, Wedekind
worked at the lamp shade manufactory and lithographic establishment V. Quarre & Co. by the 1860s.
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Between 1860 and 1869, Wedekind declared his intent for naturalization (May 1860) and was issued a series of patents (1860,
1862-1863, 1869) for improving lamp shades through preparation of transparent pictures, improvement of shade holders, and
incombustible paper shades. During this period, Wedekind had financial success; his ownership of a watch and carriage in addition
to his income made him eligible to be taxed by the I.R.S.
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During most of his recorded career (1856-1869), Wedekind resided at Tioga and North Twenty-first Street. He relocated to 808
North Broad Street following his marriage to Victoria Quarre with whom he resided in 1870 as recorded in the census. At that
time, he held a personal estate valued at $50,000 ($851,000 value 2008) and real estate valued at $25,000; further attesting
to a very successful career. Wedekind died on July 17, 1870.
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| Is part of |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| References |
See Bigot, Alphonse and Quarre, Victoria. |
| Call number |
Philadelphia on Stone Biographical Dictionary of Lithographers |
| Bibliographic citation |
Census 1870 |
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Journal of the Franklin Institute 1861 |
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North American, July 19-20, 1870 |
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Philadelphia Business and City Directories, 1856-1870 (intermittently) |
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Sunday Dispatch July 24, 1870 |
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U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents, 1790-1909 |
