Collection of five items belonging to Sonoma, California pioneer merchant Lewis Adler: Two billheads; Dow & McRuer and M. Frank Dry Goods, both of San Francisco, a daguerreotype with case and written inside the case "L. Adler/Kellogg 1850", ivory miniature painting with frame and stand, and a bone handle "Bowie" knife with scabbard

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Dow & McRuer, 1852, 5.25 x 7", creasing/fold creasing, Frank 1855, 7 x 8.5", creasing/fold creasing, small edge tear. Patterned embossed daguerreotype case worn and rubbed, "hinge" split and case is in two pieces, red satin lining with ink names of "L. Adler" and "Kellogg 1850", ink light, glass over image has light scratches, spotting to gold colored "mat". Photographer Giles Pease Kellogg was the first documented photographer in nearby Petaluma, establishing a studio in 1856. it is a possibility that Kellogg was in the area in 1850 but we cannot document that this is his work. Oval miniature, c. 1840s, 2.5 x 2.25", well dressed young man, written on the back "Lewis Adler", framed is a floral stamped silver frame, portrait is beautiful and well executed, paper peeled off back, frame very good condition. The last remaining item, a knife: G. Wostenholm & Sons Washington Worlds Sheffield, IXL, no date but most likely 1850s-1860s, steel blade 5" from the tip, overall 9", crossguard has "W.C.H." stamped on it, comes with plain metal scabbard that must be from another knife. Knife has been "cleaned" but there are some stains, crossguard has rust, bone handle is not cracked or chipped, some denting and staining to scabbard. All five pieces were acquired together. Lewis Adler, 1820-1896, born and educated in England, he left the country in 1842 to work on a whaling vessel. A few interesting adventures later he landed in San Francisco in 1845 where he worked for William H. Davis' general merchandise store. The following year, after an unhappy stint in a new job at The Bee Hive (not related to Beyonce) he crossed San Francisco Bay and up the Sonoma Creek to trade with various Indian tribes. Soon after, he became partners with Charles Meyers in a general merchandise store. The first advertisement for their business was in the March 15th issue of the Californian, the same issue as their first announcement of gold at Sutter's Creek. With a booming business, he was secure enough to acquire a house and a wife (Ann Bones, a Donner Party survivor) a few months later. Lewis Adler, whose business continued for many decades, was smart (or lucky) enough to be in Sonoma, positioned between the gold fields and San Francisco. Sold as a lot only. N° de ref. del artículo 99-8087

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