SCHREIBER, C. W.

SCHREIBER, C. W. (Lucerne, Switzerland, Dec. 3, 1847--Unknown). Schreiber came to Iowa in 1851. A peddler for many years, he has been considered Iowa's first Jewish junk dealer. (1) After serving in the Union Army during the CIVIL WAR, he came to Dubuque in 1868 and worked for ROUSE, DEAN AND COMPANY.

In 1877, he entered into business with a Mr. Strinsky in the firm of SCHREIBER & STRINSKY, the first junk dealers. They were later proprietors of the KEY CITY IRON WORKS on Eighth Street between Iowa and Clay.

J. Jecklin and Schreiber were issued a patent for a method of operating chucks. (2)

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Source:

1. "Jewish Pioneers in Dubuque County," Online: http://iagenweb.org/dubuque/religious/Jewish.htm

2. Annual Report for the Commissioner of Patents, Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, Online: http://books.google.com/books?id=2ghWAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA256&lpg=PA256&dq=C.+W.+Schreiber++%28dubuque%29&source=bl&ots=9cXj2HKRv-&sig=JO6HaKmGX6hy3ZNe8VsEG9TMBEM&hl=en&sa=X&ei=Y64KU-eYK8WbygGTkoD4Cw&ved=0CDgQ6AEwAg#v=onepage&q=C.%20W.%20Schreiber%20%20%28dubuque%29&f=false

Oldt, Franklin. History of Dubuque County, Iowa. Chicago: Western Historical Company, 1880, p. 876