Title
Silverstein, Samuel
Address: 8 Avon Ave., Methuen, MA 01844
Phone: (978) 686-3233
Date of Birth: August 20, 1915
Occupation: Candy Manufacturer
Ethnic Background: Jewish
Interviewer: Joan Kelley
Summary: Samuel Silverstein started Silver Sweet Candies after World War II. The company has had a large wholesale business, with a large line of diabetic candy. He tells how he learned to make candy and moved the business as it grew. He sold the building, and business, on Essex St. to Robert Burkinshaw, who opens Ye Olde Pepper Candy Companie, Ltd., the oldest candy company in the country. Both candy names will be kept.
Date (created)
2004-08-27