Sam Edelberg - Revision history

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	Sam Edelberg was an active supporter of many good causes, especially the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross. In 1954, he was awarded the silver antelope, the highest honor a volunteer in the scouting movement can receive. <sup>3</sup>		Sam Edelberg was an active supporter of many good causes, especially the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross. In 1954, he was awarded the silver antelope, the highest honor a volunteer in the scouting movement can receive. <sup>3</sup>

	According to Sam Edelberg's granddaughter, Susan Edelberg Donnelly, her grandfather and [[~~William Morris\|~~William Morris]] arranged for the Jewish section at Pine Ridge Cemetery.		According to Sam Edelberg's granddaughter, Susan Edelberg Donnelly, her grandfather and [[William Morris]] arranged for the Jewish section at Pine Ridge Cemetery.

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	The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.		The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.

	I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[~~Paul Smiths\|~~Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.		I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.

	I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.		I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.

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	The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.		The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.

	I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[~~Loon Lake\|~~Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[Paul Smiths\|Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.		I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[Paul Smiths\|Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.

	I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.		I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.

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	The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.		The price for beaver skins in 1946 went up as high as $1.00 per inch. Trappers were receiving from $40.00 to $85.00 per skin; at the present time they are about half of that price.

	I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[Loon Lake\|Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[~~Saranac Inn\|~~Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[Paul Smiths\|Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.		I also had some very pleasant and interesting experiences in my retail fur business. In 1914 the management of the Lake Placid Club granted me the exclusive privilege to display my furs to their guests. Also the late [[Mary Chase\|Mrs. Chase]] at [[Loon Lake\|Loon Lake]], [[Harrington Mills\|Harrington Mills]] at [[Saranac Inn]], [[Paul Smith\|Paul Smith]] at [[Paul Smiths\|Paul Smiths]], George Stevens at the Stevens House, and at Whiteface Inn, where I enjoyed a very exclusive clientele, many of whom I am still serving.

	I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.		I would like to mention a few of the pleasant, and some humorous instances during my displays at the places mentioned. When Dr. Melville Dewey of the Lake Placid Club married his second wife, who was Mrs. Beal, he asked me to make her a nice beaver coat, as they were going to Atlantic City the early part of December. I finished and delivered the garment and between Christmas and New Year's when I was displaying at the Club, as they used to have a large crowd of guests during the Holiday Season.

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	In 1914, when the First World War began, raw furs from Russia and most of the European Continent stopped coming to the United States, with the result that the American peltries began going up in price, so much so that by 1918, '19, and '20, mink was bringing $25.00 to $35.00 each, red fox $20.00 to $35.00, raccoon, $6.00 to $10.00. Muskrat was as high as $5.00, skunk $3.00 to $7.00, Fisher was as high as $75.00, otter up to $35.00, weasel up to $3.00, and on beaver the season was still closed.		In 1914, when the First World War began, raw furs from Russia and most of the European Continent stopped coming to the United States, with the result that the American peltries began going up in price, so much so that by 1918, '19, and '20, mink was bringing $25.00 to $35.00 each, red fox $20.00 to $35.00, raccoon, $6.00 to $10.00. Muskrat was as high as $5.00, skunk $3.00 to $7.00, Fisher was as high as $75.00, otter up to $35.00, weasel up to $3.00, and on beaver the season was still closed.

	[[File:1917 Nash.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1917 Nash ([http://www.pnwnash.org http://www.pnwnash.org]\|) ]]		[[File:1917 Nash.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1917 Nash ([http://www.pnwnash.org http://www.pnwnash.org]) ]]

	From 1916 to about 1926 I traveled through the Adirondack region, and at times inside of the Canadian border, among the trappers during the trapping season, and bought as much raw furs as my capital would allow me. On these trips I had a helper with me who was an experienced Adirondack guide by the name of [[Lester Hathaway\|Lester Hathaway]]. I had a Nash car, and we made the rounds rather fast, in order to get ahead of the many other fur buyers from New York City and other parts of the State, who were after the furs due to the prevailing high prices. Many of these fur agents, when they reached the Adirondack towns and hamlets, and learned that Edelberg had already been there, and bought most of the furs from the trappers and small collectors, they began calling and coming to me in Saranac Lake, and what pelts I could not use for my retail business, I used to sell to them at a fair profit. Then out again I was in the woods for more pelts.		From 1916 to about 1926 I traveled through the Adirondack region, and at times inside of the Canadian border, among the trappers during the trapping season, and bought as much raw furs as my capital would allow me. On these trips I had a helper with me who was an experienced Adirondack guide by the name of [[Lester Hathaway\|Lester Hathaway]]. I had a Nash car, and we made the rounds rather fast, in order to get ahead of the many other fur buyers from New York City and other parts of the State, who were after the furs due to the prevailing high prices. Many of these fur agents, when they reached the Adirondack towns and hamlets, and learned that Edelberg had already been there, and bought most of the furs from the trappers and small collectors, they began calling and coming to me in Saranac Lake, and what pelts I could not use for my retail business, I used to sell to them at a fair profit. Then out again I was in the woods for more pelts.

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	[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]]		[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]]

	[[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]		[[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]

	'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia		'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia
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	''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961		''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961

	'''Sam Edelberg Collapses, Dies at Brooklyn Rotary'''		'''Sam Edelberg Collapses, Dies at Brooklyn Rotary'''
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	===Footnotes===		===Footnotes===

	1. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961<br>2. This is granddaughter Susan Edelberg Donnelly's belief<br>3. ''[[~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|~~Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961		1. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961<br>2. This is granddaughter Susan Edelberg Donnelly's belief<br>3. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', January 19, 1961

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	In 1914, when the First World War began, raw furs from Russia and most of the European Continent stopped coming to the United States, with the result that the American peltries began going up in price, so much so that by 1918, '19, and '20, mink was bringing $25.00 to $35.00 each, red fox $20.00 to $35.00, raccoon, $6.00 to $10.00. Muskrat was as high as $5.00, skunk $3.00 to $7.00, Fisher was as high as $75.00, otter up to $35.00, weasel up to $3.00, and on beaver the season was still closed.		In 1914, when the First World War began, raw furs from Russia and most of the European Continent stopped coming to the United States, with the result that the American peltries began going up in price, so much so that by 1918, '19, and '20, mink was bringing $25.00 to $35.00 each, red fox $20.00 to $35.00, raccoon, $6.00 to $10.00. Muskrat was as high as $5.00, skunk $3.00 to $7.00, Fisher was as high as $75.00, otter up to $35.00, weasel up to $3.00, and on beaver the season was still closed.

	[[File:1917 Nash.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1917 Nash ([[http://www.pnwnash.org\|http://www.pnwnash.org]]\|) ]]		[[File:1917 Nash.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|1917 Nash ([http://www.pnwnash.org http://www.pnwnash.org]\|) ]]

	From 1916 to about 1926 I traveled through the Adirondack region, and at times inside of the Canadian border, among the trappers during the trapping season, and bought as much raw furs as my capital would allow me. On these trips I had a helper with me who was an experienced Adirondack guide by the name of [[Lester Hathaway\|Lester Hathaway]]. I had a Nash car, and we made the rounds rather fast, in order to get ahead of the many other fur buyers from New York City and other parts of the State, who were after the furs due to the prevailing high prices. Many of these fur agents, when they reached the Adirondack towns and hamlets, and learned that Edelberg had already been there, and bought most of the furs from the trappers and small collectors, they began calling and coming to me in Saranac Lake, and what pelts I could not use for my retail business, I used to sell to them at a fair profit. Then out again I was in the woods for more pelts.		From 1916 to about 1926 I traveled through the Adirondack region, and at times inside of the Canadian border, among the trappers during the trapping season, and bought as much raw furs as my capital would allow me. On these trips I had a helper with me who was an experienced Adirondack guide by the name of [[Lester Hathaway\|Lester Hathaway]]. I had a Nash car, and we made the rounds rather fast, in order to get ahead of the many other fur buyers from New York City and other parts of the State, who were after the furs due to the prevailing high prices. Many of these fur agents, when they reached the Adirondack towns and hamlets, and learned that Edelberg had already been there, and bought most of the furs from the trappers and small collectors, they began calling and coming to me in Saranac Lake, and what pelts I could not use for my retail business, I used to sell to them at a fair profit. Then out again I was in the woods for more pelts.

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	[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]		[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]]

			[[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]

	'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia		'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia
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	Edelberg lived at [[7 Academy Street\|7 Academy Street]] where he learned English from the high school German teacher, who also lived there. Mr. Jones opened a garment shop at [[45 Main Street\|45 Main Street]] in the [[Hogan Block\|Hogan Block]]. When he died, in 1906, he left his business to Edelberg, who, over time, developed it into [[Edelberg's Furs\|Edelberg's Furs]]. Sam's brother [[Morris Edelberg\|Morris Edelberg]] was a partner in the fur shop. Sam Edelberg may have been the first Jewish person to settle in Saranac Lake. <sup>2</sup>		Edelberg lived at [[7 Academy Street\|7 Academy Street]] where he learned English from the high school German teacher, who also lived there. Mr. Jones opened a garment shop at [[45 Main Street\|45 Main Street]] in the [[Hogan Block\|Hogan Block]]. When he died, in 1906, he left his business to Edelberg, who, over time, developed it into [[Edelberg's Furs\|Edelberg's Furs]]. Sam's brother [[Morris Edelberg\|Morris Edelberg]] was a partner in the fur shop. Sam Edelberg may have been the first Jewish person to settle in Saranac Lake. <sup>2</sup>

	[[File:Hogan Block.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The Hogan Block, home of Edelberg's ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg in the Home Guard.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg in the WW I era Home Guard ]]In 1907, Edelberg married [[Mary Edelberg\|Mary Brawer]], also from Latvia; she was a sister of the founders of Brawer Brothers Silk Corporation of Paterson, New Jersey. In 1911, the couple bought what would come to be known as the [[Sageman Cottage\|Sageman Cottage]] and the [[Bela Bartok Cottage\|Bela Bartok Cottage]]. Mary established the Cottage as one of the most highly recommended commercial private sanatoria in Saranac Lake, a status it would hold for thirty-seven years.		[[File:Hogan Block.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|The Hogan Block, home of Edelberg's ]]

			[[File:Sam Edelberg in the Home Guard.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg in the WW I era Home Guard ]]In 1907, Edelberg married [[Mary Edelberg\|Mary Brawer]], also from Latvia; she was a sister of the founders of Brawer Brothers Silk Corporation of Paterson, New Jersey. In 1911, the couple bought what would come to be known as the [[Sageman Cottage\|Sageman Cottage]] and the [[Bela Bartok Cottage\|Bela Bartok Cottage]]. Mary established the Cottage as one of the most highly recommended commercial private sanatoria in Saranac Lake, a status it would hold for thirty-seven years.

	Sam Edelberg was an active supporter of many good causes, especially the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross. In 1954, he was awarded the silver antelope, the highest honor a volunteer in the scouting movement can receive. <sup>3</sup>		Sam Edelberg was an active supporter of many good causes, especially the Boy Scouts and the Red Cross. In 1954, he was awarded the silver antelope, the highest honor a volunteer in the scouting movement can receive. <sup>3</sup>

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	[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]~~'''~~		[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]

	Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia		'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia

	'''Died:''' January 18, 1961 in New York City		'''Died:''' January 18, 1961 in New York City

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	[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]'''Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia		[[File:SEdelberg Furs.jpg\|left\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg's Tailor Shop, 1910 ]] [[File:Sam Edelberg.jpg\|right\|thumb\|\|Sam Edelberg, 1951. ''[[Adirondack Daily Enterprise\|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]'', September 14, 2002 ]]'''

			Born:''' January 20, 1882 <sup>1</sup> in Latvia

	'''Died:''' January 18, 1961 in New York City		'''Died:''' January 18, 1961 in New York City