Silver Candy Spoon from Saul Wolfson Dry Goods, San Antonio, Texas

A circa 1885 Victorian silver candy spoon engraved with "SAUL WOLFSON DRY GOODS General Store San Antonio." Likely used in the store to scoop candy as treats for customers. Saul Wolfson (born in Santer, Germany) immigrated to the United States in 1858, worked in Ansonia, Connecticut, served in the Union Army during the Civil War, and arrived in San Antonio in 1868. There he founded the Saul Wolfson Dry Goods Company with his brother, L. Wolfson, located on Main Plaza. Wolfson was a member of the Rebekahs, Odd Fellows, B'nai Brith, G.A.R., and Congregation Temple Beth-El.

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