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Tiffany, now a $16 billion jewelry empire, opened their first store at 259 Broadway, New York, on 18th September, 1837. Their first day\u2019s sales total was $4.98.\nCo-founded by 25 year-old Charles Lewis Tiffany (thanks to a $1,000 loan from his father), the \u2018fancy goods emporium\u2019 initially sold disparate luxury items including perfumes, dinner sets, and, er, dog whips - but eventually settled upon gems as their core offering, expanding the brand through collaborations with P. T. Barnum and \u2018The Blue Book\u2019, America\u2019s first mail-order catalogue.\xa0\nIn this episode, Arion, Rebecca and Olly reveal how, despite his business nous, Tiffany fell victim to the Great Diamond Hoax of 1872; explore how his design influence extends to the $1 bill and the New York Yankees' logo; and reveal how \u2018robin egg\u2019 blue became so synonymous with the company....\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Jewelry House Histories: Tiffany\u2019 (Invaluable, 2022): https://www.invaluable.com/blog/jewelry-house-histories-tiffany/\n\u2022 \u2018Tiffany Is More Than a Store\u2019 (The New York Times, 2019): https://www.nytimes.com/2019/11/28/business/tiffany-history.html?searchResultPosition=4\n\u2022 \u2018Deconstructing The Tiffany Setting\u2019 (Forbes, 2012): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2RVMgMAaPw\n#1800s #NewYork #Fashion #Business\xa0\nLove the show? Join\xa0\U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\xa0\U0001f334 to DITCH THE ADS and get an additional full-length episode every SUNDAY!\nPlus, get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 70 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast.\nJoin now via\xa0Apple Podcasts\xa0or\xa0Patreon.\xa0Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! :\xa0podfollow.com/Retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Sophie King.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2023.\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices