Albert S. Samuels papers, 1908-1958.

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Albert S. Samuels papers, 1908-1958.

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Contains photographs; certificates; newspaper clippings; a resolution from the San Francisco Board of Supervisors (1958) congratulating Albert Samuels, Sr., on the occasion of his golden anniversary as one of the city's most highly regarded and well-known jewelers; and other materials about the Albert S. Samuels Company stores, located in San Francisco and San Mateo; Albert Samuels, Sr., Albert S. Samuels, Jr., and other family members.

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Judah L. Magnes Memorial Museum, Rabbi Morris Goldstein Library

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Samuels, Albert S., 1882-1973

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Jeweler who invented the bitectoscope and the diamondscope. In 1908, on the corner of Market St. in San Francisco where Samuels had been a newsboy, the Albert S. Samuels Company was founded. For years, this jewelry house used the slogan "the house of lucky wedding rings." In addition to founding the South of Market Boys, Samuels also served as a president of San Francisco's Jewish National Fund. From the description of Albert S. Samuels papers, 1908-1958. (Unknown). WorldCat record i...