Information Regarding Wright, Kay & Co.

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Wright, Kay & Co.’s window this week is given up to the many styles of French jewelry, the national emblems and photographs of notable buildings in history. The feature is a very sensible one and will be continued until the holiday trade sets in.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 4th November 1891

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John B. Gore and Chas. C. Noble, formerly with Wright, Kay & Co., have accepted positions in the retail department of R. J. F. Roehm & Son.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 9th December 1891

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Norway and Sweden occupied the places of honor in Wright, Kay & Co.’s window last week.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 2nd December 1891

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E. T. Garlick, formerly with Wright, Kay & Co., Detroit, Mich., has taken charge of the jewelry manufacturing department in the store of G. W. Stolz, Saginaw, Mich.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 1st December 1909

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Wright, Kay & Co. last week quietly celebrated the 25th anniversary of their advent in business here. They still occupy the same building in which they started. The original firm were composed of R. J. F. Roehm and Henry M. Wright, but the former has been in business for himself many years.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 10th March 1897

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Wright, Kay & Co. - Detroit - 1916

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Wright. Kay & Co. have donated a handsome loving cup as a prize for the winner in the athletic tournament shortly to be held at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 12th May 1897

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David Kay, of Wright, Kay & Co., was confined last week to his home by illness.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 12th May 1897

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DETROIT

The Imperial Council delegates to the meeting of the Mystic Shrine here last week were presented with a handsome souvenir medal manufactured for Moslem Temple by Wright, Kay & Co.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular- 2nd June 1897

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Wright, Kay & Co. - Detroit - 1889

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DETROIT

Wright, Kay & Co. have received the contract for making the souvenir medals for Moslem Temple, which will be presented to visiting Mystic Shriners next week.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 9th June 1897

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An interior view of the salerooms of Wright, Kay & Co. in Detroit:



This image is from 1911.

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Mr. Kay, of Wright, Kay & Co., has a collection of stamps that is valued at $50,000. It has taken him 40 years to collect them. At a recent meeting of the Detroit Philatelic Club, over 300 persons were in attendance, and Mr. Kay's collection was the principal attraction.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 15th December 1897

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Wright, Kay & Co., Detroit, Mich., recently presented C. B. Lewis, the humorist, better known as M. Quad, of the Detroit Free Press, with a beautiful masonic jewel.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 6th May 1891

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DETROIT

Wright, Kay & Co. have designed and manufactured a magnificent diamond badge for the Evening News, of this city, which will be given as one of the prizes in the Hilsendegen road race, which takes place here next Saturday. A large diamond is set in the base of a wreath. The crescent at the top of the wreath and the bar containing the figures “ 310 ” and the words Road Race, are enameled.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 7th August 1895

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John Kay, of Wright, Kay & Co., has been in New York. On April 10, he sailed for Europe on the Teutonic. Mr. Kay will visit the principal countries of the Old World in search of novelties, and will be absent three months.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 17th April 1895

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William Hamburg, of Wright, Kay & Co.'s, is at Narragansett Pier.

Source: The Jewelers Review - 12th April 1899

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Wright, Kay & Co., of Detroit, have only recently made a strong bid for Delta Upsilon trade, but the excellence of the work turned out is steadily winning friends for them.

Source: The Delta Upsilon Quarterly - 1st December 1900

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Wright, Kay & Co. - Detroit - 1893

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DETROIT

Paul C. Sinz. one of the recognized diamond experts, of this city, for the past seven years with Wright, Kay & Co., has taken charge of the diamond department at Hugh Connelly’s jewelry store at the corner of Griswold and State Sts.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 10th October 1906

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DETROIT

William R. Hamburg, one of the officers of Wright, Kay & Co., Woodward and Grand River Aves., will leave shortly for his annual vacation at southern resorts. He expects to be gone over a month.

Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 23rd January 1918

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