United Jewelry-A Family Tradition
By: LCGross
This is an excerpt from a 2006 story we did on the Berstein Family who recently celebrated 65 years in business.
In 1908 the future looked bright indeed for the Globe-Miami area. There were nearly 35 mines operating in the area and the “Queen of the Western Mining States” was attracting business near and far. But it was neither the mines nor the business in the area which brought Abe Bernstein out west in the spring of 1910. It was baseball.
Around the turn-of-the Century there were two primary forms of entertainment:
Theater (of which there were five in the area) and baseball. Both packed the house. The mines themselves often sponsored amateur and semi-pro teams. The Globe-Miami Browns were a major contender then in the world of semi-pro teams and games drew large crowds every Sunday as fields filled with spectators and players.
It was here that Abe first met Kathryn Federick who gave him a reason to stay in Globe. He initially opened Bernstein’s Jewelry at 266 Broad and continued to play some ball in the area, but in 1925, when another young jeweler, Ray Bedillion, approached him about combining stores, Abe accepted. At the time, Bedillion had United Jewelry and Loan Company and together Abe and Ray expanded their business to include fine watches, clocks, radios, sporting goods and more. … Continue Reading




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