Tiffany & Co. is one jewelry firm that really needs no introduction. Founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and Teddy Young in New York City in 1837 as a “stationery and fancy goods emporium” the company has truly achieved iconic status.</p>
Charles Tiffany
Connecticut, USA a miller's son, Charles · Lewis · Tiffany (Tiffany Charles Luyisidi) in 1837 came to New York Broadway, opened an unassuming little shop, business stationery and fabric, the first day of sales is 4.89 U.S. dollars. Each Tiffany tiffany items are marked with a "fixed", this became a big news. And changed to the jewelry business. Did not expect after years of an ugly duckling into a white swan, simple changes in the small shop several times and eventually became the United States's premier high-end jewelry stores - Tiffany jewelry company. And its strength is comparable to Europe compete against a jewelry dynasty, reputation more than the then brand Cartier in Paris. The nineteenth century, Tiffany's customers include the British Queen Victoria, King of Italy, as well as Denmark, Belgium, Greece and the United States a number of prestigious and millionaire, himself won the "Diamond King" title.
Charles Lewis Tiffany is indeed a genius businessman. That year the United States across the Atlantic telegraph cable has a cable needs to be replaced due to breakage, he learned the news after resolutely bought this Cables. When people are still waiting to see with eyes of amazement that he bought the occasion of the use of cables, he has in his Tiffany store the cable cut into two-inch-long short short, as the history of postcards. In this way, he earned a large sum of money. On another occasion, he bought the Empress Eugenie of bright yellow diamonds, but he did not hurry to shot, but calmly held an exhibition about the in New York,
successful flocked from all over the world wanted to see this rare Jumbo style of visitors who earned billions of dollars.
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