Sydney Lewis

Sydney Lewis (October 24, 1919 – March 12, 1999) was an American businessman, philanthropist, and art collector who founded the Best Products Company.

Biography Lewis was born to a Jewish family in Richmond, Virginia, the son of an emigrant from Russia. His father sold mail-order encyclopedias to school teachers in the South. After the merger, the now publicly traded company had over $1 billion in sales, 10,000 employees and 100 showrooms in 11 states;