FRANK H. LA PIERRE
An image of Frank H. La Pierre of the La Pierre Mfg. Co. of Newark, New Jersey:
This image was published in 1898.
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NEW ORLEANS JEWELRY STORE DISPLAYS RESTAURATEUR'S GEMS
Diamond Jim Moran, famous New Orleans restaurant operator, is photographed as he views the expensive attire he wears yearly to the Kentucky Derby. The crowd-stopping display in Adler's Jewelry Store on Canal St. in New Orleans features Moran's diamond-studded teeth, cane, eyeglasses, shoelaces, binoculars, cigar holder, coat of arms, etc., besides his ermine tie, coat and hat.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - October 1954
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Diamond Jim Moran, famous New Orleans restaurant operator, is photographed as he views the expensive attire he wears yearly to the Kentucky Derby. The crowd-stopping display in Adler's Jewelry Store on Canal St. in New Orleans features Moran's diamond-studded teeth, cane, eyeglasses, shoelaces, binoculars, cigar holder, coat of arms, etc., besides his ermine tie, coat and hat.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - October 1954
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'GRENADIER GUARDS' OUTSIDE BIRKS
An image of two 'Grenadier Guards', dressed in authentic uniforms, stationed outside of the Birks store in Montreal during Princess Elizabeth’s tour of Canada in 1951:
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An image of two 'Grenadier Guards', dressed in authentic uniforms, stationed outside of the Birks store in Montreal during Princess Elizabeth’s tour of Canada in 1951:
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THE SPIRIT OF SPEED
An image of Phoebe Stabler working on 'The Spirit of Speed' also known as 'The Wakefield Trophy'. The trophy was made for D.& J. Wellby Ltd. and commissioned by the oil magnete Sir Charles Wakefield, Bart., for high speed motoring and won by Major Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave with the Golden Arrow in March 1929.
The statuette is made up of 300 ounces of 18 carat gold and was presented to Major Segrave at the Royal Automobile Club dinner by the Prince of Wales.
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An image of Phoebe Stabler working on 'The Spirit of Speed' also known as 'The Wakefield Trophy'. The trophy was made for D.& J. Wellby Ltd. and commissioned by the oil magnete Sir Charles Wakefield, Bart., for high speed motoring and won by Major Sir Henry O'Neal de Hane Segrave with the Golden Arrow in March 1929.
The statuette is made up of 300 ounces of 18 carat gold and was presented to Major Segrave at the Royal Automobile Club dinner by the Prince of Wales.
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ONEIDA SILVERSMITHS SKI TROPHY RACE - 1960
Pierrepont T. Noyes, new president of Oneida Silversmiths, presents a Paul Revere bowl to Sue Bond, winner of the Women’s Combined title in the 1960 Oneida Silversmiths Ski Trophy Race Mar. 12-13 in Turin, N. Y. Repeat Men’s Combined titlist in the annual Oneida-sponsored skiing competition was Swiss-born Walter Blaesi, who won a silverplated ice bucket.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - May 1960
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Pierrepont T. Noyes, new president of Oneida Silversmiths, presents a Paul Revere bowl to Sue Bond, winner of the Women’s Combined title in the 1960 Oneida Silversmiths Ski Trophy Race Mar. 12-13 in Turin, N. Y. Repeat Men’s Combined titlist in the annual Oneida-sponsored skiing competition was Swiss-born Walter Blaesi, who won a silverplated ice bucket.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - May 1960
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