Tiffany and Company

Tiffany & Co. (known colloquially as Tiffany or Tiffany's); he company was founded in 1837 by the jeweler Charles Lewis Tiffany and became famous in the early 20th century under the artistic direction of his son Louis Comfort Tiffany; Founded in 1837 by Charles Lewis Tiffany and John B. Young in Brooklyn, Connecticut, as a "stationery and fancy goods emporium", the store initially sold a wide variety of stationery items, and operated as "Tiffany, Young and Ellis" as of 1838 at 259 Broadway in Lower Manhattan. The name was shortened to Tiffany & Company in 1853, when Charles Tiffany took control and established the firm's emphasis on jewelry; The first Tiffany mail order catalog, known as the "Blue Book," was published in 1845 in the United States (U.S.); Tiffany supplied the Union Army with swords (Model 1840 Cavalry Saber), flags and surgical implements; In 1919, the company made a revision to the Medal of Honor on behalf of the United States Department of the Navy. This "Tiffany Cross" version was rare because it was awarded only for combat, using the previous design for non-combat awards; In 1956, legendary designer Jean Schlumberger joined Tiffany, and Andy Warhol collaborated with the company to create Tiffany holiday cards (circa 1956–1962). In 1968, Lady Bird Johnson, First Lady of the U.S. at the time, commissioned Tiffany to design a White House china-service that featured 90 flowers; In November 1978, Tiffany & Co. was sold to Avon Products Inc. for about US$104 million in stock; Since 1940, Tiffany's flagship store has operated at the corner of Fifth Avenue and 57th Street in Manhattan, New York City. The polished granite exterior is well known for its window displays, and the store has been the location for a number of films, including Breakfast at Tiffany's, starring Audrey Hepburn, and Sweet Home Alabama, starring Reese Witherspoon. The former Tiffany and Company Building on 37th Street is on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places; Tiffany & Co. is the maker of the Vince Lombardi Trophy, made for the winner of the NFL team that wins the Super Bowl that year; rings for MLB world series winners; The MLS championship trophy was also made by Tiffany & Co; e NASCAR Sprint Cup Series' Sprint Cup trophy is also made by Tiffany & Co. and is given to the champion every year; The Detroit Gold Cup trophy made originally by Tiffany & Co. in 1904; Rugby League World Cup trophy was made by Tiffany's to celebrate the centenary of Rugby league;