How We Worked
Chicago, Illinois
ADOLPH KOPEKIN
WATCHMAKER & JEWELER
Chicago, Illinois
cir 1884-1886
Adolph Kopekin, single, came to the United States in the 1880s and
opened a shop in Chicago. However, he was not happy in Chicago and
returned to Vienna, then part of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire, where
he again opened shop. There he received several European patents. He
then met his future wife, got married, and had three daughters. He
returned to New York City and subsequently brought his wife and three
daughters over. Most of his working life was spent in New York City
as a watchmaker for the Swiss firm Longines-Whitnauer.
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