Henry S. Abbey
Akron, OH 1835-1873
Had a branch store in Galesburg, IL in the 1860s.
Alphabetical By Name
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Abbey to Ayres
Abercrombie & Fitch Co
1893-Present
Headquartered in New Albany, OH. Department store and clothier.
Abraham & Straus
Brooklyn, NY 1893-1995
Successor to Wechsler & Abraham (1865-1893). Always having close ties to Macy’s Department Stores, Abraham & Straus became part of Macy’s in 1995.
Richard C. Acton
Alexandria, VA 1863-1893
Founded the firm of R.C. Acton & Son in 1890. Acton died in 1893 and R.C. Acton & Son continued to c. 1904 when it became R.C. Acton & Sons which remained in business to 1929.
Addison Bros.
Chelsea, MA c. 1872-1930
E.T. Adell & Co.
Lewiston, ME 1867
Elbridge T. Adell and L.W. Gilman; jewelers.
Adler & Myers
Albany, NY 1857-1862
Manufacturing jewelers.
William Adriance & Co.
Natchez, MS 1834-1841
W.A. Aicher
Pomeroy, OH c. 1857-1903
Aiken & Coon
Cleveland, OH 1853-1857
Charles G. Aiken and Jeremiah Coon. Wholesale and retail jewelers.
Albaugh & Pickering
Columbus, OH 1905-1911
Edwin S. Albaugh and Thomas O. Pickering. Jewelers.
Joseph R. Albertson
New York, NY c. 1845-1849 and Cleveland, OH 1849-1858
Was in the partnership of Cowles & Albertson with Royal Cowles 1849-1854.
Thomas F. Albright
Philadelphia, PA 1835-1847
Clock and watchmaker.
Alden Brothers
Waterville, ME 1867-1910 Arthur J. and Chaarles H. Alden.
Watchmakers and jewelers.
Arthur J. Alden
Waterville, ME Worked independently 1860-1867 at which time
his brother, Charles A. Alden, joined him to form Alden Brothers
and lasted until the brothers’ retirement in 1910.
James Allan / James Allan & Co.
Charleston, SC 1855-1908
Founded James Allan & Co. c. 1884 which continued in business until 1960.
M.B. Allebach & Co.
Philadelphia, PA 1860-1862
Mahlon B. Allebach and David D. Lewis.
Allen & Wadsworth
Keene, NH c. 1869-1873
Francis E. Allen and Samuel Wadsworth. Succeeded by S. Wadsworth & Co.
Benj. Allen & Co.
Chicago, IL 1872-1963
Wholesale jewelers.
Charles E. Allen
Lancaster, NH c. 1855-1881
Jeweler.
Allison & Bedford
Ionia, MI 1867-1879
Charles S. Allison and Robert H. Bedford.
Henry E. Allison
Pontiac, MI 1849-1887
John H. Allison
Pontiac, MI c. 1845-1850; Detroit, MI 1850-1865; and Elkhart, IN 1885-1895
Watchmaker and jeweler.
Thomas Alsop
Philadelphia, PA 1848-1851
G.L. Ames & Bro.
Schuylerville, NY c. 1859-1865
George and Sampson Ames, merchants.
Anderson & Randolph
San Francisco, CA 1869-1879
Manufacturing jewelers.
Alexander Anderson
Danville, KY c. 1864-1870
James D. Anderson
Vicksburg, MS 1837-1840 and 1844-1848 and
New Orleans, LA 1848-1853
Jewelry and watch importer.
Loring Andrews & Co.
Cincinnati, OH 1895-1958
Succeeded by Newstedt-Loring Andrews, which is still in business today.
James Annin
Boston, MA 1843-1849 and Le Roy, NY 1849-1899
Louis Anrich
New York, NY 1841-1869
Watchmaker, jeweler, and diamond dealer.
Applebee & Parker
Lyndonville, VT 1873-1875
Cephas Applebee and Tyler E. Parker.
Niels Arnzen
Fall River, MA c. 1845-1895
C.B. Aspinwall & Co.
Oswego, NY 1865-1877
Chauncey B. Aspinwall.
Charles A. Aughinbaugh
Harrisburg, PA c. 1865-1898
Jeweler.
Austin & Prescott
Batavia, NY 1885-1914
George J. Austin and Charles F. Prescott, jewelers.
Matthias Avise
Philadelphia, PA 1852-1860
Watchmaker and jeweler.
Don Carlos Ayer
Boston, MA c. 1845-1868
Ayers & Dunning
Penn Yan, NY c. 1839-1840
T.R.J. Ayres & Sons
Keokuk, IA c. 1875-1930
James R. Ayres
Waterbury, CT 1856-1872
Jeweler and watchmaker.