Stephen Michael “Mike” Nusser, grandson of Harold Hands, nephew and cousin to William Sr and Jr, respectively starts at Hands; he will work for his family for nearly a decade, mostly as manager of Hands and finally at Hands in Lindale Mall in Cedar Rapids.
Bill Nusser, Jr. takes a job with the first U.S. jewelry chain store, Schiffren-Willens, in Dearborn, Michigan while in school at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. He leaves this job for a position at the campus branch of multi-generational Schlanderer...
William Nusser, Sr. buys the historic CI Josephson Jewelers that originated in 1881 in Moline, Illinois. Nusser opens a Josephson’s branch store (keeping the Josephson’s name) on the Ped Mall in Iowa City to capture part of a market unserved by Hands.
Hands remodels the 1939 storefront, which wins architectural awards. The jewelry and watch departments formerly housed on the second floor move to the newly excavated basement, and the second floor opens as Hands’ gift department. The business office, also formerly...
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