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4 minute read
Rubel Jewelers Magazine
from Rubel Magazine
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A Brief
HISTORY
of Fredric H. Rubel
The storefront of the Rubel family’s early store, called Crescent Jewelers, in San Bernardino, CA, around 1940.
Bernard J. Rubel as a baby, with his mom and sisters, around 1899 in Fargo North Dakota.
Bernard and Rose Rubel on their Honeymoon at Big Bear Lake, CA, in 1928. They also visted nearby San Bernardino, where they decided to open their first jewelry store.
The grand opening celebration of the second location in San Bernardino, CA, around 1940. In the foreground, you can see the back of Fredric Rubel’s head, who would have been around 13 or 14 at the time.
A fully stocked showcase at the original location San Bernardino, CA, in 1929. It was called Crescent Jewelers.
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Fredric and Joan Rubel, dancing at a friend’s wedding a few months before they got married in 1957. They celebrated their 61 st wedding anniversary this past August.
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