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Charles Lewis Tiffany was born at Killingly, Connecticut, in 1812, the son of Comfort Tiffany. In 1837 he and John B. Young opened a stationery and fancy-goods shop in New York City with one thousand dollars borrowed from Charles’s father.[1,3]
The business expanded into jewelry and silverware. After its other partners retired in 1853, Charles took control under the name Tiffany & Co. Its silver manufacturing used the sterling standard of 92.5 percent silver. In 1858 he bought surplus Atlantic telegraph cable and sold pieces as souvenirs, including paperweights and watch charms.[3]
His son Louis Comfort Tiffany became an artist and designer. Charles died in 1902.[1,3]
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