Is anyone else curious about Pierre S. de Beaumont and why he held the copyright for M&J? I looked him up and this is what Wikipedia has to say. He was born in New York City, the only child of Count François de Beaumont (died 1918), a French nobleman, and his American wife, the former Aedita Stuart (1889–1985), a daughter of U. S. diplomat Richard Stuart. The Beaumonts were divorced shortly after their son’s birth, and the father was killed in action during World War I. Mother and son moved to the United States in 1919, where the mother pursued a brief career as a stage actress, using the name Gypsy Norman. She also appeared in at least one silent film, Fox Film Corp.‘s Gentle Julia (1923), and wrote a three-act play called To Hell with Love. On 25 October 1925 Aedita de Beaumont married Bud Fisher, the creator of the comic strip Mutt and Jeff, but the couple parted after four weeks. Since they were legally separated from 8 February 1927 until Fisher’s death in 1954 and did not divorce, the rights to the strip passed to Aedita de Beaumont (as she continued to be known) and then to her son, Pierre. After attending private schools in the United States, Canada, and England, Pierre de Beaumont earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Harvard University in 1938. He began his career in the yacht building and automotive industries, working at companies including Packard and General Motors. He later worked for Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Bostitch Inc. During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Reserve. Pierre was married to Barbara Anne Longstreth, from 1942 until they divorced prior to 1960 and had no children. In 1960 he married Mary Robbins, 1933–2001). By this marriage he had three stepchildren. Mary and Pierre de Beaumont founded Brookstone in 1965 and sold it in 1980. He died at his home in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts in 2010.
BasilBruce over 1 year ago
That just means the paint will dry faster.
Sephten over 1 year ago
Why isn’t the light switch by the door?
posse1 Premium Member over 1 year ago
fuse box
drewhollan over 1 year ago
It’s a pull chain fixture. Remember the old days???
Crandlemire over 1 year ago
Old houses back then didn’t have light switches on the wall they hung from the lamp.
Dan Tooker over 1 year ago
Is anyone else curious about Pierre S. de Beaumont and why he held the copyright for M&J? I looked him up and this is what Wikipedia has to say. He was born in New York City, the only child of Count François de Beaumont (died 1918), a French nobleman, and his American wife, the former Aedita Stuart (1889–1985), a daughter of U. S. diplomat Richard Stuart. The Beaumonts were divorced shortly after their son’s birth, and the father was killed in action during World War I. Mother and son moved to the United States in 1919, where the mother pursued a brief career as a stage actress, using the name Gypsy Norman. She also appeared in at least one silent film, Fox Film Corp.‘s Gentle Julia (1923), and wrote a three-act play called To Hell with Love. On 25 October 1925 Aedita de Beaumont married Bud Fisher, the creator of the comic strip Mutt and Jeff, but the couple parted after four weeks. Since they were legally separated from 8 February 1927 until Fisher’s death in 1954 and did not divorce, the rights to the strip passed to Aedita de Beaumont (as she continued to be known) and then to her son, Pierre. After attending private schools in the United States, Canada, and England, Pierre de Beaumont earned a bachelor’s degree in engineering from Harvard University in 1938. He began his career in the yacht building and automotive industries, working at companies including Packard and General Motors. He later worked for Apex Electrical Manufacturing and Bostitch Inc. During World War II, he served in the United States Naval Reserve. Pierre was married to Barbara Anne Longstreth, from 1942 until they divorced prior to 1960 and had no children. In 1960 he married Mary Robbins, 1933–2001). By this marriage he had three stepchildren. Mary and Pierre de Beaumont founded Brookstone in 1965 and sold it in 1980. He died at his home in Manchester-by-the-Sea, Massachusetts in 2010.
brklnbern over 1 year ago
Eh electricity was actually cheap back then, so just leave it on.