Emanuel Eisler

Emanuel Eisler was a silversmith and goldsmith, born in Boskovice (in present-day Czech Republic). It is believed that he learned his profession as an apprentice in the workshop of Josef Ruhmann. By 1863 he was residing in Vienna and working as a goldsmith and by 1875 had his own workshop. Most of the 137 Jewish ritual objects attributed to Eisler are spice boxes, but he is also believed to have crafted Hanukkah lamps, alms boxes, Torah shields, and circumcision sets.