956402

Spritzer and Fuhrmann Silver Comb and Mirror #956402

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Spritzer and Fuhrmann Silver Comb and Mirror #956402
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This beautiful detailed pocket mirror and comb set, with The "Cracker Barrel Scene" , which is done in repousse, is on both pieces and was made by the famous jewelers and watchmen Spritzer & Fuhrmann, the mirror is marked: Spritzer & Fuhrmann with the number 1298 in a circle while the comb is just marked 1298 in a circle. Charles Fuhrmann came to Curaçao as a young man in 1929 to escape persecution and seek his fortune. Almost immediately he met and began working with Wolf Spritzer, a Jewish watchmaker from Hungary who had arrived on the island two years earlier. Spritzer's small workshop was no more than a tiny room in the offices of a successful local ship chandler, with separate spaces for watch repair and jewelry making. As business grew in the 1930s they opened a second shop on Curaçao; the island's first modern jewelry store, it had an expanded selection of merchandise showcased in elegant displays. Soon they also added an optical department. World War II boosted their business; US and European servicemen stationed on both islands were an eager and captive clients, as were the crews of the many vessels that called. It was after the war that Spritzer & Fuhrmann became an international symbol for quality shopping on Curaçao. The store found a ready clientele in the thousands of US cruise ship passengers that began visiting the island in the 1950s and 60s; a full 90% of the store's sales occurred during the cruise high season, December through April. A boutique was even opened ...
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<tr><td>Condition:very good</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:circa 1930's</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:USA</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Spritzer & Fuhrmann</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Spritzer and Fuhrmann Silver Comb and Mirror</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:silver</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:New York, USA</td></tr>
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