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Tiffany & Co. (NYSE: TIF) is a U.S. jewelry and silverware company founded by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in New York City in 1837. The store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items, and operated as Tiffany, Young and Ellis in lower Manhattan. Within a few decades... the name was shortened to Tiffany & Co, and the firm's emphasis on jewelry was established.[1] Tiffany & Co has since opened stores in major cities all over the world.
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History: Tiffany & Co was founded by Charles L. Tiffany in 1837 with John B. Young under the name Tiffany & Young. In 1851 John C. Moore & Son entered into a special business relationship with Tiffany. In 1868 the silverware factory of Moore became part of organisation with Edward C. Moore becoming one of the directors. Throughout the remaining years of the 19th century, Tiffany’s won wide acclaim for the nature of its product and the wealth of its clientele.
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Tiffany & Co.™ had other prominent recognitions in many things to come. From the government adopting their platinum standard to making the trophy of the first Super Bowl. Tiffany & Co.™ has proven itself to be one of the finest businesses in silver and their other elegant wares. It continues to produce Tiffany Bracelets, Tiffany Rings, Tiffany Pendants, Tiffany Necklaces and other fantastic Tiffany Jewelry.
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Most recently, Tiffany & Co has introduced pieces by Frank O. Gehry, arguable the world’s greatest living architect, who designed the Guggenheim museum in Bilbao and the Walt Disney Concert Hall. The pieces are stunning in form and ingenuity, and will be a talked-about heirloom for generations.
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Tiffany & Co. moved to its current location on New York 5th Ave. in 1940. The new building was immensely beautiful and was designed in the art deco style. Above the door is a statue of Atlas bearing the weight of the world. Instead of a globe being held above his head, he holds a clock. The architects of the building wanted to create an ominous affect that reminded Tiffany & Co.’s visitors of the rarity and preciousness of the treasures carried by the store. For that reason, all of the buildings doors were made to look like the doors of industrial bank vaults.
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Tiffany & Co.™ soon began to envelop more and more popularity with its role in the affairs of the country. The United States adopted the standard of sterling silver as .925. They helped supply the civil war in the Union army by manufacturing swords and other weapons for the soldiers as well as surgical implements. After the war was over, they created fine gemstone ceremonial swords for the generals Grant and Sherman.
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