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C.D. Peacock - Chicago - 1889

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In the pocket of William Rowe, arrested, together with a friend named Whalen, at State and Van Buren Sts., Tuesday, was found a pearl handle to an opera glass that has been identified as a part of the goods lost by C. D. Peacock recently, when one of his windows was smashed and five opera glasses taken. The boys were acting suspiciously and are locked up. It is thought they can be connected with numerous other window smashings.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 6th February 1895

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Otto Young & Co., 149 State St., have scheduled to the Board of Review their personal property at $145,000. The business of C. D. Peacock has been scheduled at $200,000.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th July 1904

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An image of the rear of the store of C.D. Peacock taken in 1896:

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Charles Brady, buyer for the C. D. Peacock Co., Chicago, Ill, was a visitor among the manufacturers of this city last week.


Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1910

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The rumor that C. D. Peacock was going to establish a Michigan Ave. branch in the Congress Hotel was not without foundation. He held an option on the premises formerly occupied as the tea room, but let it expire, as he considered the rental asked out of proportion to the space to be occupied.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1910

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August Swanson, sterling flatware buyer for C. D. Peacock, Inc., is passing a couple of weeks with his family motoring through Wisconsin and Michigan.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 18th July 1923

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Wm. R. La Rue, silver buyer of C. D. Peacock returned from a buying trip to eastern markets.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th April 1919

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An unusual elaborate window display of wedding rings in the State St. window of C. D. Peacock, Inc., is attracting a great deal of interest. The window is decorated in a light tan silk with a picture of a church in the background. In front of the church stand plaster casts representing Pocahontas, the first native American Bride and her husband, John Rolfe, who were married in April, 1614. These figures were made especially for this display. Reproductions of wedding rings used in all ages and all countries were shown and these were all made from descriptions or pictures. Several weeks time and great expense were necessary to assemble the material for this window.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 30th May 1923

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Charles Kappell, for 20 years diamond jewelry salesman for C. D. Peacock, and Charles Dow, for 10 years in the silverware department, have severed their connection with that concern. Geo. B. Moore, advertising and catalogue man for the Peacock house, will shortly sever his connection with that concern, to again enter the jewelry mail order business. Details as to the new concern are not yet made public.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th February 1909

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Bernard P. Smith, in charge of the sterling silverware department of C.D. Peacock, Inc., accompanied by Stewart Peacock, also of this department, left Chicago on Sunday for New York and the East where they will spend several weeks in looking over the silver factories.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th February 1929

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The engagement of Miss Louise Voltz, to Fred K. Bollman, of Chicago, was announced last week. Miss Voltz is well known to the jewelry and gift trades, as she has been associated with C. D. Peacock, Inc., for the past five years. Miss Voltz will remain with this concern until Feb. 15, when she will resign and start preparations for an early spring wedding.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th February 1929

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An interior image of the store of C.D. Peacock from 1930:

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C.D. Peacock - Chicago - 1930

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W. R. LaRue, with C. D. Peacock, has returned to work after having been confined at a hospital.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th June 1912

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Peacock’s, of Chicago, a Store of Distinction

The spacious and attractive retail jewelry establishment of C. D. Peacock, Chicago, is illustrated below. This store is 40 feet by 140 feet. The furnishings are all of American black walnut. The interior, as will be seen from an inspection of the large photograph, is most tastefully arranged, the lighting fixtures being especially noteworthy. The firm, which is one of the most enterprising in the industry, uses about 50,000 agate lines of advertising per year. Direct advertising is distributed every three months in the form of circular letters, folders, booklets, etc. Hotel mediums and theater programs are used occasionally to reinforce the other forms of advertising.

In this spacious establishment about 30 watchmakers are employed all the year round, the watch repair department receiving special attention.
Advertising literature is distributed to out- of-town prospects, as well as to local patrons. The firm believes that manufacturers can best serve the interests of the retailer by creating a demand for worthy merchandise through the instrumentality of consumer advertising. Window displays are always rich and attractive and are changed constantly by a window decorator who devotes his entire time to the work. The store is thoroughly departmentized and the cost of doing business and other necessary details can be accurately known at any time.

No side lines are carried, attention being entirely on jewelry and kindred. Profits are figured on the cost price, focused stock, but the percentage on selling is kept in mind in the process, so that the cost of doing business and a legitimate profit will be fully covered. Engraving on articles purchased is done without charge up to 10 per cent. of the price of the article. The firm for some time conducted an optical department, but is now closing it out. An efficient reflector system has been installed for window cabinets and wall cases, while direct lighting is used for the store, over the showcases and in the aisles.


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C.D. Peacock - Chicago - 1924

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C.D. Peacock - Chicago - 1924

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 26th November 1924

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Bernard Smith, sterling silverware buyer for C. D. Peacock, Inc., left last week for New York and the east to visit the various silver factories. He will be gone for a couple of weeks.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 19th August 1925

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C.D. Peacock - Chicago - 1915

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H. J. Kleckner, formerly connected with C. D. Peacock and later with E. V. Roddin, has recently accepted a position with the Fred D. Jones Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 1st June 1910

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W. J. Buffington, of C. D. Peacock, Inc, accompanied by his daughter, returned last week from New York, where they have been visiting and resting for the past two weeks.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1921

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C. D. Peacock, Inc. will give a bonus this year to all their employes. The bonus will range from three to eight per cent. of the yearly salaries.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th December 1916

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