John Hands arrives in the U.S. at Ellis Island. He is the fifth generation of his family to work in the jewelry business.
D.H. and O. Startsman’s business is endorsed as the “nicest, cheapest, and best” by the Women’s Rights Convention being held in Iowa City on December 16.
Oliver Startsman and his brother found what will later become Hands Jewelers at Hands current location on Washington Street.
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