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Birthday
Charles Lewis Tiffany was born -
This Childhood
Tiffany grew up with a very good work ethic and he went to school. -
The start
Tiffany Borrowed $1,000 from his father and Charles Lewis and John Young started the company Tiffany & Young, which sold upscale merchandise and jewelry. -Moved to New York -
Marriage
He married Harriet Olivia Avery Young. -
Expantion
The store expanded and they changed the store name to Tiffany. -
Jewlery was born
The the firm began to manufacture jewelry. -
Paris & London
They opened a Branch in Paris and London. -
The start Of Sterling
Tiffany adopted the standards of English silver and Established the Phrase “Sterling”. -
Turnover of the Co,
Charles Lewis Tiffany got full control of the Company and he renamed it to the Tiffany Co. -
Souvenirs
Tiffany obtained a surplus section of the newly laid Atlantic Cable, which he cut into pieces and sold as souvenirs. -
Dimonds
Tiffany was terribly embarrassed in an diamond and gemstone hoax set up by Philip Arnold that cost investors more than half a million dollars. -
Award Of Merit
Tiffany & Co. Won the highly coveted Award of Merit at the Paris Exposition Universelle for his simple elegance of his silver design. -
Honours
Tiffany was made a chevalier of the Legion of Honour. -
French Brought to America
The firm acquired and sold some of the French crown jewels, this help establish a good reputation for tiffany. -
Death
Tiffany died at the age of 90 in Yonkers, New York -
He achived Great things
Charles Tiffany's company was capitalized at more than $2 million and acknowledged as the most prominent jewelry company in North America.
