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