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Marks and his family on a visit to England c1903. From left to right are Girlie 1889, Joe 1892, Dolly 1897,
Sammy, Louis 1885, Bertha and Phil 1900. Ted 1894 is absent
Tobias Guttmann. Guttmann must
have been quite impressed by the
young Sammy. He eventually convinced Sammy that he should go to
South Africa, a rather unknown destination at the time. He eventually
provided a ships ticket and a box of
Sheffield knives as starting capital.
Sammy did well as a pedlar. After
seven years in Sheffield he was well
equipped for new ventures.
In 1868 Sammy arrived in Cape
Town and his peddling business
thrived. Soon a distant cousin,
Isaac Lewis, arrived from Lithuania
to join Sammy and they floated the
very reputable company Lewis and
Marks. They remained partners for
the rest of their lives.
A relatively new development was
quite irresistible to the two young
The meeting of President Reitz of the Free State and President Kruger of the ZAR on the occasion of the joining of the Transvaal and Free State by railway, 21st May 1892. Sammy Marks stands fifth from the right.
(Reitz and Kruger in tophats.)
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