Storyteller: Zeigler, Jim and Mary

Interviewer: Bertalot, Lorretta

Date: 01/14/2020

Language: English

Initiative: Tulsans Talk

Description: Jim and Mary tell their Dad's story which he recorded in a book. The family struggled through the depression. Their Dad James Zeigler repaired jewelry and created trophies and medals. Later he entered the Ecclesiastical Jewelry and sacrament business . Many in the family have joined in the business through the years at 12 locations. Jim remembers seeing Fritoes being made near 11 and Lewis.

Subjects: Boswell's Jewelers, the Depression, Mark Goldsmith Jewelers, Did repairs for Nell Jackson, Waite Philips, Ecclesiastical Jewelry and vessels, Sir John Craig , Frito plant, Service pins, social clubs, Outer Space memorabilia, Candles, Wine, Charcoal and Incense, St. Joseph's Cathedral after the Murrah Building explosion, Flood of 1984, 25,000 gal of wine to be dumped . Today's business at 12111 E. 11th