Jacob Wolf Spier, born in 1832 in Merzhausen (Hesse, Germany), founder of the company J.W. Spear & Sons, changed his last name to "Spear" upon immigrating to the USA in 1852. He kept the spelling even after his return to Germany in 1861.
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Title: Portrait of Jacob Wolf Spear, founder of the company
Rights: Protected by copyright. Picture credits: Nuremberg Municipal Museums, German Games Archive
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