In the mid-1800s,
Moses and Lewis Samuel ran a well-known clock-making and silversmith business in
Liverpool.
Harriet Samuel (née Wolf), Moses Samuel's daughter-in-law, took over the business and moved it to
Manchester's
Market Street, where she ran the mail-order side, closely followed by branches in
Rochdale and throughout
Lancashire. The company registered trademarks for its Acme and Climax watches by 1884. By the turn of the century, H. Samuel had opened over 10 branches, and by 1914 it had about 50. In 2008, the company employed 17,200 people. There are 303 stores as of 16 February 2015. ==References==