Yard
Country | |
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Era | e.1922 |
Description
Specialties
1898
- Messenger at Marcus & Co.
- Took jewelry-making classes at night and trained at Marcus & Co. during the day.
1902
- Began to string pearls for Marcus & Co.
1906
- Promoted to Salesman working his way to General Manager
1920s
- Established his own firm.
- Created his own distinctive style.
1930s
- Extensive use of platinum.
- High-quality gemstones i.e. Kashmir sapphires and Burma rubies.
1940s
- War years resulted in a change to yellow gold and palladium with semiprecious stones.
1950s
- Return to platinum.
- Used some imported French yellow gold mountings for brooches and bracelets.
1958
- Raymond Yard retired. He turned the firm over to 3 of his employees.
1960s
- Moved the firm to 580 Fifth Ave.
- Introduced baguettes set with claws.
- More French mountings used.
- Classic Yard styles and new styles made the firm prosperous.
1970s
- Abstract designs, metal featured.
1989
- Firm taken over by Robert Gibson Jr. (son of one of the 3 Yard employee successors.)