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Jewelry, watches and watch repair listed in directories 1882-1901
What's on this page:
- Jewelry, watches, watch repair listed in
directories and
maps, 1882-1901
- 20th-century jewelers,
watch stores and watch repair
- 19th-century clothing stores
- 19th-century shoe stores
- 19th-century shoemakers
and shoe repair shops
- 19th-century tailors, seamstresses and milliners
- 19th-century laundries
- Sewing machines
and fabric stores
Jewelry, watches, watch repair
listed in
directories and
maps, 1882-19401882-1884 city directory
Jewelry and watches in business listings:
Forschner, Frank C., watchmaker and jeweler, Centre near Main
Geritz, Philip, watchmaker and jeweler, Front near Washington
Miller, Oliver M., watchmaker and jeweler, Centre near South
Oliver Miller was in business at least since 1882; a later photo at top left of this page shows him in his jewelry, watch and clock shop and comes from Nancy Paskin; an enlarged crop showing his clock display and counter is at right. See more about him on the 20th-21st century jewelry and watches page.
1884-1886 city directoryJewelry and watches in business listings:
Forschner, Frank C., watchmaker and jeweler, 20 S. Centre
Geritz, Philip, watchmaker and jeweler, Front near Washington
Miller, Oliver M., watchmaker and jeweler, Centre near South
This ad for Geritz & Wehrmann, watchmakers, is from the Freeland Tribune in 1890. The 1890 ad for W. J. Getz holds Getz up against "unscrupulous competition", adding that "a word to the wise is sufficient."
1886-1888 city directoryJewelry and watches in business listings:
Forschner, Frank C., jeweler, 20 S. Centre
Geritz, Philip, watchmaker and jeweler, 43 S. Centre
The large ad at right comes from the 1890 Freeland Tribune and is strikingly similar to the Geritz and Wehrmann ad shown above from the same year. Wehrmann eventually moved to 85 S. Centre (old address numbering), at the location that would later be Marchetti's furniture store in the 400 block.
1889 mercantile directoryJewelry and watches in business listings:
Geritz, Mrs. E. M. - Jeweler
Getz, W. J. - Jewelry
William Wehrmann was in business with Philip Geritz at least since 1890; here in this 1891 ad from the Freeland Tribune he is listed at the Central Hotel.
1895 Freeland city directoryWatchmakers and jewelers in business listings:
Geritz, Philip - Centre corner Front
Keiper, William - 20 Centre
Miller, Oliver - 90 Centre
Wehrmann, William - 85 Centre
This 1894 ad for Wehrmann comes from Carol Jones; that December he advertised in the Freeland Tribune for "a boy to learn the watchmaking and jewelry trade." The 1895 illustrated ad calls Philip Geritz the leading jeweler and practical watchmaker in Freeland and shows a very fine watchcase. He was now at Front and Centre, a location which would in succession house the jewelry/watch stores of Butterwick and then William Bachman, who was also an optician.
1897 city directory
Jewelry in business listings:
Butterwick, A. M. - Centre corner Front
Keiper, W. S. - 20 N Centre
Miller, Oliver - 90 S Centre
Wehrman, William - 85 S Centre
1897 city directoryJewelry and watches in individual listings:
Butterwick, A. M., jeweler, Centre corner Front, h w
Keiper, W. S., jeweler, 20 N Centre, h w
Miller, Oliver, watchmaker, 90 S Centre, h w
Wehrman, William, watchmaker, 85 S Centre, h w
This "Butterwick the Jeweler" ad is in an 1896 directory at the Hazleton Historical Society. He carried an interesting range of goods.
1900-1901 city directory
Jewelry and watches in business listings:
Butterwick, W. L., jeweler, musical instruments, cor. Front and Centre
Miller, Oliver, watch repairer, also bicycle repairing, Centre
Pittston Cut Glass Co., jewelers, 180 Stark nr. Warren, West Pittston
Wehrmann, William, watchmaker, 85 Central [Centre, I checked 1900 map - CT]