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Famous American jeweler from Philadelphia. Bailey, Banks and Biddle first opened its doors as Bailey and Kitchen in 1832. Catering to modish Philadelphians, the firm sold fashionable jewelry as well as silverware and precious objects.
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The Belais jewelry brothers were among the first to use white gold in jewelry in the United States. They worked in the late 19th and early 20th century, introducing their white gold in 1917. They held a patent on their process through the 1920's. |
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One of America’s oldest fine jewelers. Black, Star and Frost traces its roots to 1810. In that year, Erastus Barton and Frederick Marquand opened Marquand and Barton near New York’s Maiden Lane.
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(1837 - present)
Venerable Chicago jeweler. In 1837, Elijah Peacock opened Chicago’s first retail jewelry and watch shop. At that time, Chicago was still a frontier town; the entrance of such an establishment into the city was retrospectively lauded as a sign that Chicago was moving from a period of “semi-savage conditions to civilization and refinement.”
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American jeweler famous for his sculptural work in the 1960’s. In 1948, David Webb and business partner Nina Silberstein opened David Webb, Inc. on 47th Street in New York City. Throughout the 1950’s, the firm supplied jewelry to upscale clients like Bergdorf Goodman and Bonwit Teller.
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