Adam GIMBEL

Born

16 May 1816 , Bavaria, Germany

Died

28 June 1896 , Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Born: 16 May 1816 in Bavaria, Germany

Father: Unknown

Mother: Unknown

Adam was an immigrant to the United States, arriving by 1835.

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Adam married Fridolyn KAHNWEILER abt. 1847 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA . The couple had (at least) 14 children.
Fridolyn KAHNWEILER was born 20 January 1830 in Rockenhausen, Donnersbergkreis, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany. Fridolyn died 1 July 1886 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Adam GIMBEL died 28 June 1896 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

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Recorded occupation: founder of the Gimbel Brothers Company

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Adam GIMBEL married

Fridolyn KAHNWEILER
Marriage date: abt. 1847
Marriage place: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Children of Adam GIMBEL and Fridolyn KAHNWEILER

Harriet GIMBEL

Born: 15 October 1848, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: abt. 1910,

Julia GIMBEL

Born: 22 November 1849, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: ,

Jacob GIMBEL

Born: 26 September 1851, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: 7 November 1922, Atlantic City, New Jersey, USA

Sallie GIMBEL

Born: 26 January 1854, , Indiana, USA
Died: abt. 1883,

Isaac GIMBEL

Born: 24 April 1856, , New York, USA
Died: 11 April 1931,

Simon GIMBEL

Born: 21 July 1858, , Indiana, USA
Died: abt. 1860, , Indiana, USA

David GIMBEL

Born: 26 April 1860, , Indiana, USA
Died: abt. 1860, , Indiana, USA

Charles GIMBEL

Born: 9 November 1861, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: 9 September 1932, Lake Placid, New York, USA

Daniel GIMBEL

Born: 12 September 1863, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: 9 September 1939,

Ellis Adam GIMBEL

Born: 11 September 1865, Vincennes, Indiana, USA
Died: 17 March 1950, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Louis Stensont GIMBEL

Born: 15 October 1867, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: 2 January 1930, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Benedict GIMBEL

Born: 2 March 1869, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: abt. 1907, , Pennsylvania, USA

Rose GIMBEL

Born: 26 April 1871, , Pennsylvania, USA
Died: abt. 1893, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Alfred GIMBEL

Born: 18 December 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Died: abt. 1873, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

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Birth — 1816
16 May 1816
Bavaria, Germany

1817 - The bicycle is invented (Baron Karl de Drais de Sauerbrun, Germany)

1824 - Portland cement is invented (Joseph Aspdin, England)

1825 - The locomotive is invented (George Stephenson, England)

1826 - The gas stove is invented (James Sharp, England)

1827 - Matches are invented (John Walker, England)

1829 - The sewing machine is invented (Barthélemy Thimonnier, France)

1839 - February 24 - Steam shovel patented by William Smith Otis (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1843 - The Christmas card is invented (Sir Henry Cole and John Callcott Horsley, England)

Artificial Freezer Patented (Nancy M. Johnson, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA)

1845 - The rubber band is invented (Stephen Perry, England)

The refrigerator is invented (John Gorrie, United States)

1848 Birth of Child
Harriet GIMBEL was born 15 October 1848, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 32 years old.

1849 - The safety pin is invented (Walter Hunt, United States)

1849 Birth of Child
Julia GIMBEL was born 22 November 1849, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 33 years old.

1851 Birth of Child
Jacob GIMBEL was born 26 September 1851, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 35 years old.

1854 Birth of Child
Sallie GIMBEL was born 26 January 1854, , Indiana, USA

Adam was 37 years old.

1856 Birth of Child
Isaac GIMBEL was born 24 April 1856, , New York, USA

Adam was 39 years old.

1857 - Toilet paper is invented (Joseph Gayetty, United States)

1858 - March 30 - H. L. Lipman, of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA, patented the first pencil with eraser

1858 Birth of Child
Simon GIMBEL was born 21 July 1858, , Indiana, USA

Adam was 42 years old.

1860 Birth of Child
David GIMBEL was born 26 April 1860, , Indiana, USA

Adam was 43 years old.

1861 Birth of Child
Charles GIMBEL was born 9 November 1861, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 45 years old.

1863 Birth of Child
Daniel GIMBEL was born 12 September 1863, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 47 years old.

1864 - Pasteurization is invented (Louis Pasteur, France)

1865 Birth of Child
Ellis Adam GIMBEL was born 11 September 1865, Vincennes, Indiana, USA

Adam was 49 years old.

1867 Birth of Child
Louis Stensont GIMBEL was born 15 October 1867, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Adam was 51 years old.

1868 - The typewriter is invented (Christopher Latham Sholes, United States)

Thomas Edison applies for his first patent, the electric vote recorder.

1869 Birth of Child
Benedict GIMBEL was born 2 March 1869, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Adam was 52 years old.

1871 Birth of Child
Rose GIMBEL was born 26 April 1871, , Pennsylvania, USA

Adam was 54 years old.

1872 Birth of Child
Alfred GIMBEL was born 18 December 1872, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

Adam was 56 years old.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1886 Death of Spouse/Partner
Fridolyn KAHNWEILER died 1 July 1886, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

Death — 1896
28 June 1896
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
He died at the age of 80.

Adam GIMBEL - Gimbels, 1930 Gimbels arrived in New York in 1910, and in one fell swoop created a famous department store legend which competed with its rival M

Gimbels, 1930

Gimbels arrived in New York in 1910, and in one fell
swoop created a famous department store legend
which competed with its rival Macy's, one block away.

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1945 - October 29 - At Gimbels Department Store in New York City, the first ballpoint pens go on sale at $12.50 each.
On October 29, 1945, a significant moment in the history of writing instruments occurred at Gimbels Department Store in New York City. This was the day when the first ballpoint pens were introduced for sale to the public. Priced at $12.50 each, these pens represented a leap forward in writing technology, offering a more convenient and reliable alternative to traditional fountain pens and pencils.
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October 29, 1945

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