Original AT Stewart Store, and Tiffany Store on Broadway 

Tiffany & Co. was founded in 1837 by 25-year-old Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young 

Charles Lewis Tiffany unveils a nine-foot Atlas clock above the Tiffany store in 1853 

Today, the clock still stands above the entrance of the Fifth Avenue flagship store and is the oldest public clock in New York City. 

Tiffany & Co. specialized in silver and was notable for using the 92% pure British standard method of producing its ornate products. 

An early Tiffany & Co. newspaper ad 

The first American company to win the grand prize for silver craftsmanship at the 1867 Paris World's Fair  Tiffany began its rise to prominence after

Tiffany acquired the world's largest yellow diamond in 1878. 

Tiffany publishes the first direct mail catalogue in the U.S. and introduces Americans to luxury goods.   Now known as the Blue Book, it’s still released annually and features the world’s rarest jewels. The Blue Book was the first catalog to be distributed across the country and is the origin of Tiffany's signature blue branding.

In 1845, Tiffany began publishing the Blue Book, a catalog of the company's most ornate gems and silver 

Tiffany is the first American company to institute the .925 sterling silver standard, 1851  Which is later adopted by the United States.