Henry Birks & Sons of Canada

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Henry Birks & Sons, Ltd. - Ottawa - 1913

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Henry Birks & Sons Limited - Montreal - 1929

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George E. Trorey, managing director of Messrs. Henry Birks & Sons, is on the directorate of a new merger of local companies, whereby better fire
patrol and telegraph delivery service will be guaranteed to local business men. The new company is named the New British Columbia District Telegraph and Delivery Company, absorbing the B. C. District Telegraph and Delivery Co., Ltd., and Fire Patrols, Ltd. For their nightwatch and fire alarm service, the company have fifty subscribers in Vancouver City, with a fifty-year franchise in both the City of Vancouver and Victoria, to erect and maintain a telegraph system in the cities.

Source: The Trader - September 1920

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An unusually rich haul, considering that it was made from a private home, was that made by burglars at the home of the late Harry Ryrie, No. 1
Highland Ave., North Rosedale, Toronto, on the night of September 11th. Government bonds aggregating some $5,000 in value, and jewelry to the value of twice that sum were included in the haul. Although the robbery was discovered at the early hour of 4.45 in the morning, it is thought from various indications that the robbers had left some two hours before that time. Circulars have been issued giving the numbers and denominations of the bonds, and a complete description of the jewelry stolen, but at the time of writing no trace of any of them has been found.

Source: The Trader - October 1920

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BRITISH COLUMBIA

Walter Rimes, display manager of the local Birks store, has returned from a trip as far south as Portland, Ore., during which he had the opportunity of sizing up the jewelry displays shown on the other side of the international boundary line.

Source: The Trader - November 1920

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In honor of the coming to Montreal of the annual congress of the American College of Surgeons, Messrs. Henry Birks & Sons constructed a
magnificent reproduction of the college crest, worked out in diamonds, sapphires and rubies to the value of £50,000.

The framework of the crest was a solid encrustment of diamonds set in wax with the lettering "The American College of Surgeons" introduced
in square cut sapphires. The base of the frame, also in diamonds, had the Latin motto of the college and its date of foundation in rubies. A hand-painting, the work of the firm's artist, represents the surgeon's symbol—the serpent and rod—in the hands of the patriarch, and the medicine, the original healer of North America, side by side, the picture being enclosed in a jeweled setting. Approximately 3,000 jewels are employed in the making of this design, which was exposed in Messrs. Birks' window, and also at the Fashion Show which was staged last Thursday for the benefit of the ladies accompanying delegates to the Surgeons' Congress.

During the week, Mr. L. de la Penha, Messrs. Birks' employee who claims to be the only diamond cutter in Canada, was engaged supervising the process of diamond cutting being carried out in their window.

Source: The Trader - November 1920

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MONTREAL

Mr. Wm. Birks returned recently from a business trip to England. He is now very actively engaged helping in the great campaign for the McGill centennial endowment. The Birks' family are not confining their support of the campaign to organizing efforts. Mr. Wm. Birks appears on the subscription list with a sum of $25,000 against his name, as does also Col. Gerald Birks, Mr. Henry Birks, subscribing $10,000. Messrs. Mappin and Webb are also subscribers to the extent of $1,000.

Source: The Trader - January 1920

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Messrs. Henry Birks & Sons, Ltd., made a magnificent display when they formally opened their new premises. in they city of Winnipeg, on Friday and Saturday, Oct. 21 and 22. The new building, which stands on the site recently occupied by the Y. M. C. A., was the center of interest, and attracted large crowds of people, and the civic authorities have congratulated the firm on the addition of an appreciable ornament to the business center of the city. Henry Birks, senior member of the firm, journeyed down from Montreal to Winnipeg to do the honors of the opening ceremony.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 26th October 1910

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Henry Birks & Sons Limited - Edmonton - 1931

D.A. Kirkland, Manager.

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Henry Birks & Sons Limited - Edmonton - 1946

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SEATTLE

A. D. Hicks, formerly with Henry Birks & Sons, of Vancouver, B. C., and the Gorham Mfg. Co., of Providence, R. I., is now at the Friedlander store in charge of the fancy leather goods and novelty goods department.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th December 1924

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The year 1910 saw an increase in the number of Montreal’s millionaires to 64, whose names have received local publication this week. They include Henry Birks.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th January 1911

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Max R. Schneider, who some weeks ago pleaded guilty to a charge of having stolen a quantity of gold and platinum, while engaged as a workman at Henry Birks & Sons jewelry establishment at Montreal, was, on Tuesday of last week, sentenced to two months in jail.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th January 1911

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Henry Birks & Sons Limited - Winnipeg - 1928

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An interesting cartoon competition has been held by Henry Birks & Sons, diamond merchants of Calgary, during the Stampede and Jubilee week celebrated by that thriving Albertan city on the occasion of its 50th anniversary. The jewelers tried during the stampede week in July to find out how many of the citizens of Calgary and the surrounding territory really knew the old timers, the early settlers, and the prominent men connected with the stampede. Crowds were attracted to the windows of the jewelry store to view the 20 interesting cartoons of the well known citizens. For the first correct answer Birks gave a diamond ring, for either a lady or gentleman who was fortunate enough to guess both old timer and present prominent head of the Stampede. Two other prizes were given — a lady’s bracelet watch or a gentleman’s pocket watch, as the second award, and for the third the choice of a bar or scarf pin, depending upon the sex of the fortunate winner. In conducting this interesting contest which tied up with the Stampede and Jubilee in a most effective manner, Birks had all the answers indicated plainly on slips which were furnished the entrants at the store. The time was carefully marked on the slip as it was handed in, and in this manner it was easy to arrive at the first correct answer.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 22nd July 1925

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Henry Birks & Sons - Montreal and Ottawa - 1904

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Birks - Montreal - 1949

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Henry Birks, president of Henry Birks & Sons, Montreal, attained his 83rd birthday on Nov. 30, having been for 66 years continuously engaged in the jewelry business. He is still hale and able to take an active part in the affairs of the firm. On Nov. 28 William M. Birks, of the Birks concern,
past president of the Montreal Board of Trade, was presented by that body with an exact replica of his portrait, which was last year hung in the
Board of Trade council room in recognition of his services.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 12th December 1923

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An interesting feature of the Rotary convention held in Toronto last week was the display in the window of the jewelry store of Ryrie-Birks, Ltd., of an emblematic Rotary wheel, set with 1675 diamonds, varying in weight from 1½ carats to .05 carat and valued at $91,950.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd July 1924

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Birks - Edmonton - 1930

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