Company type | Private |
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Industry | Jewelers |
Founded | 1892 |
Founder | William Marcus |
Marcus & Co. was an American luxury jewelry retailer from 1892 to 1962 in New York City.
Marcus & Company, founded by William Elder Marcus and later joined by George Marcus and their father, Herman, a German-born former employee of Tiffany & Co., began as a partnership with George B. Jaques as Jaques & Marcus. The business changed its name to Marcus & Co. with the retirement of Jaques in 1892. [1]
It was located at 17th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. [2]
The designers used gemstones such as zircons, chrysoberyls, tourmalines, opals, garnets, beryls, spinels, and peridots. [3] French miniature portraitist Fernand Paillet designed a pendant for them.
The company was sold to Gimbels in 1941. [3] It merged with Black, Starr & Frost in 1962. [3]
40°44′13″N 73°59′24″W / 40.737°N 73.990°W
Company type | Private |
---|---|
Industry | Jewelers |
Founded | 1892 |
Founder | William Marcus |
Marcus & Co. was an American luxury jewelry retailer from 1892 to 1962 in New York City.
Marcus & Company, founded by William Elder Marcus and later joined by George Marcus and their father, Herman, a German-born former employee of Tiffany & Co., began as a partnership with George B. Jaques as Jaques & Marcus. The business changed its name to Marcus & Co. with the retirement of Jaques in 1892. [1]
It was located at 17th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. [2]
The designers used gemstones such as zircons, chrysoberyls, tourmalines, opals, garnets, beryls, spinels, and peridots. [3] French miniature portraitist Fernand Paillet designed a pendant for them.
The company was sold to Gimbels in 1941. [3] It merged with Black, Starr & Frost in 1962. [3]
40°44′13″N 73°59′24″W / 40.737°N 73.990°W