Tiffany & Co. Advertisements and Information

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Perry Tiffany, arrested last week on a charge of assault, is not the son of Charles L. Tiffany, the jeweler, as erroneously reported in several newspapers, but is the son of George Tiffany, who belongs to an entirely different family. A similar mistake was made by the newspapers at the time of the death of Lieut. Wm. Tiffany, of the Rough Riders, who was a brother of the young man above mentioned.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 27th September 1899

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Henry K. Green, who died at Lakeville, Conn., Sept. 22, in his 68th year, was for over 40 years connected with the house of Tiffany & Co. He had been an invalid and unable, to attend to business for nearly four years, and about two years ago the firm placed him on their retired list for long and faithful service. In his capacity as salesman, he became well and favorably known to many of the old families of New York, and also had a very wide circle of personal friends among men prominent in literature or public affairs. He was a scholarly man, and not only kept abreast with the best literature of the day. but his singularly sympathetic nature responded warmly to all matters of human interest. Mr. Green leaves a widow and a son, George Green. The funeral was held at Woodlawn Monday, Sept. 25, at 11.30 A.M.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 27th September 1899

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The ceiling of the ground floor salesroom of Tiffany & Co., under the skillful hands of the painter and decorator, has assumed a freshness and cleanliness that materially adds to the attractiveness of the store. The work of retouching has been going on for three weeks and is now nearly completed. The crowns of the black pillars, so typical of Tiffany's, have been brightened with a gold finish, and the ceiling has received a pink tinted coating.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 27th August 1902

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The Tiffany Jewelry Co. have been organized at Portland, Me., for the purpose of manufacturing and dealing in watches, jewelry and metals of all kinds, with $100,000 capital stock, of which $30 is paid in. The officers are: President, W. S. Tiffany, South Attleboro, Mass.; treasurer, J. B. Humphrey, Somerville, Mass. Certificate approved Sept. 30. 1899.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 11th October 1899

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Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1918


Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1918

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The death on Saturday of B. Frank McKinley, of 466 Park-avenue, New York, who, for over ten years, has had charge of the storage and safe deposit department of Tiffany & Co., was a great shock to his many associates and friends. Mr. McKinley was a man of robust build and until about a year ago, when his wife died, had enjoyed the best of health, since which time it began to fail. A fortnight ago he became ill but recovered sufficiently to return to business last Wednesday. He, however, stayed but a day, when the complication of diseases from which he was suffering developed into pneumonia and carried him off. Mr. McKinley was a veteran of the Eighth company, Seventh regiment, N. G. N. Y. Previous to his engagement with Tiffany & Co., he was for about five years head book-keeper for the Tiffany Glass Decorating Company, Fourth avenue. He leaves a son, Graham McKinley, 20 years, a student at Columbia College. Funeral services will be held at the Madison Avenue Reformed Church, Madison avenue and Fifty-seventh street, Tuesday, Mav 23, at 1 o'clock.

Source: The Jewelers Review - 24th May 1899

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Daily papers during the past week have contained reports relative to the discovery of a diamond field of great richness and magnitude at Mottaway river, between Lakes Mallagami and Shabogama, in the Province of Quebec, Can. The report says that the fields are of great extent, and that pockets of stones are found scattered over a blue clay district for a distance of 20 miles. The fields are said to have been located by a young man named John A. Mackenzie and his guide, "Indian Joe." The report goes on to say that it is said that Tiffany, of New York, sent two expeditions last Summer on a diamond hunt in this district, but they headed too far east and failed. Dr. Geo. F. Kunz, head of the precious stone department of Tiffany & Co., in speaking to a Circular-weekly reporter, said that Tiffany & Co. had never sent an expedition into this region, and that he placed very little stock in the report relative to the finding of the diamond deposits.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 13th May 1908

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Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1898

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Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1909

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Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1908

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Bronze Medals For Dewey's Men.—The Navy Department received on Thursday the 1,700 bronze medals authorized by Congress for the officers and men of the Asiatic Squadron who took part in the battle of Manila Bay, May 1, 1898. The Bureau of Navigation will superintend the distribution of the medals, those for the officers and men of the Olympia and Raleigh being given to them in this country, while those for the men still on the ships at Manila will be forwarded. The medals, which were designed by Daniel C. French, of this city, and executed by Tiffany & Co.. are handsome products of the jeweler's art.

Source: The Jewelers Review - 21st June 1899

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THE ATTLEBOROS

Harry Kiehn, representing Tiffany & Co., of New York, has been in town for the last few days placing orders with many of the local firms.

Source: The Jewelers Review - 5th April 1899

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Week in Brief

The death of Henry R. Treadwell, one time of Tiffany & Co., New York, occurred.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 16th September 1891

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Tiffany & Co. are exhibiting one of the most valuable collections of relics of the Napoleonic dynasty in the world. They were purchased by H. De Young, Director General of the California Midwinter Exposition, for the Memorial Museum, and the collection consists of over eight hundred medals, jetons and coins, in gold, silver, bronze and copper, and memorializes the leading events of the Napoleonic periods. Among the curios secured by Mr. De Young for the museum is part of the famous collection of Allessandro Castellani, which was sold at the Hotel Drouot, Paris, in 1884.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 14th November 1894

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Tiffany & Co. - New York - 1908

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C. Tiffany, Hartford, a distant relative of the late Chas. L. Tiffany, was present at a recent reunion of the Tiffany family held at Hartford.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 3rd September 1902

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Tiffany & Co. Plant to Move From N.J.

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) - Tiffany & Co. said it was closing its 120-employee stationery and silverware plant in Newark and moving the operation to Massachusetts.

Michael Quinton, Tiffany's general manager of manufacturing, said yesterday the company will continue manufacturing silverware in a joint venture with Lunt Silversmiths at a plant in Greenfield, Mass. He said the stationery operation will move to Crane and Co. Inc. of Dalton, Mass.

Newark workers will be transferred, offered early retirement or given "a very comfortable" severance package, Mr. Quinton said.

Source: The Toledo Blade - 26th September 1984

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DEATH OF LEON BARRE

Well Known Specialist in Art Wares and Former Buyer for Tiffany & Co. Passes Away in His Eighty-fifth Year

Many of the older members of the jewelry trade and particularly those in New York, received last week, with deep regret, the news that Leon Barre, widely known as an expert in art and fancy goods and for many years connected with the house of Tiffany & Co., had passed away. Mr. Barre, who was 84 years old, died at the home of his daughter, Emilie Du Bois, 250 W. 94th St., New York, Thursday, Nov. 10, and the funeral services were held from his late residence on Saturday, the remains being taken from there to St. Vincent de Paul's Church, where services were held.

Leon Barre was for years considered one of the most eminent authorities in the jewelry trade upon the art work and art products that entered into the industry and practically his entire business career had been devoted to this line, in which he had specialized. Early in life he had been connected with the house of Francis Tomes & Son, importers of fancy goods, and later became a member of the firm of Fitch, Waldo & Barre, who did a large business with the jewelry trade in this line.

Mr. Barre withdrew from the firm of Fitch, Waldo & Barre and in 1869 accepted a position with Tiffany & Co., taking charge of their art and fancy goods department. He became buyer for this house and in this capacity made 93 trips to Europe in search of artistic products. He was well known in European art centres, particularly London and Paris, as well as to a large clientele of the house of Tiffany on Fifth Ave., New York.

After 35 years of service, Mr. Barre was retired by the Tiffany concern June 30, 1914, when 77 years old. Since that time he has not been actively connected with business. He was known and greatly liked by a large circle of friends, by whom he was considered a man remarkable in many ways, with fine artistic feelings and possessing a delightful personality.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th November 1921

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November

Newark—

Five hundred men employed in Tiffany & Company's jewelry works at Forest Hill, Newark, struck because the firm refused to reduce the working hours from ten to nine per day. The decision of the company was reached after due consideration had been given to request of the employes. The men affected are silversmiths, chasers and finishers. Up to two weeks before the strike, when the men had joined a New York union of silversmiths, all differences between the firm and its employes had been settled without difficulty of any kind. The union's demand for a shorter workday, which had been made on all jewelry firms in the Eastern and Middle States, was refused in every instance.

Source: Annual Report For the Year Ending October 31st 1903 , Volume 26 - New Jersey Bureau of Industrial Statistics - 1904

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In order to show the work of American goldsmiths at the World's Columbian Exhibition, Tiffany & Co. decided to import a large amount of unset diamonds and have them set in New York and forwarded to Chicago. As the diamonds were to be returned immediately after the close of the Fair to their Paris house, where the stones are in greater demand than in this country, the firm objected to paying the regular duty. Collector Hendricks has decided that the full duty of 10 per cent, must be levied on the stones, and that a rebate of 99 per cent, of the duty paid will be allowed when the stones are exported again.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th February 1893

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