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J. H. Johnston
| Name | J. H. Johnston |
| Ortssitz | New York City |
| Straße | Bowery 150 |
| Art des Unternehmens | Juwelier |
| Anmerkungen | Bezeichnet als "Jeweller and Dealer in Duplicate Wedding Gifts". |
| Quellenangaben | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 309] |
| Zeit |
Ereignis |
| 1844 |
Gründung |
| Produkt |
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Kommentar |
| Schmuckwaren |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
1884 |
[New York's great industries (1884)] |
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| ZEIT | 1884 |
| THEMA | Firmendarstellung |
| TEXT | It is wonderful to contemplate the magnitude the jewelry interests of the metropolis have attained when compared with the limits to which they were circumscribed a few years ago. New York is the recognized centre of the jewelry trade of the United States, and it is here that the public generally find watches, diamonds, silver plate of the newest styles and most reliable quality, and at prices which defy competition. Prominent among those houses actively engaged in this business is that of Mr. J. H. Johnston. No. 150 Bowery, which was founded in 1844, and since its inception has obtained an influential and general support from all classes, in consequence of the unsurpassed quality and elegance of its jewelry and silverware. In 1876 the following advertisement revolutionized Mr. Johnston's business in less than three months "Cash paid for duplicate wedding presents, surplus silver ware, diamonds, watches, jewelry, old gold, bronzes and paintings." He frequently buys a thousand ounces of elegant silverware in a day. The inscriptions are erased perfectly by his new process, goods re-finished exactly the same as when new, and are then re-sold to his trade for from twenty to fifty per cent, below the original cost. Silver and diamonds and old gold are sent to him from all over the United States. He sends his check for all he can give, at once, and if not satisfactory returns the goods to the owner. Mr. Johnston keeps constantly on hand the largest stock of American watches to be found in New York, and also the finest grades of imported watches, including the celebrated Jules Jurgensen and the LaregiS watches. These watches stand unrivalled to-day in the markets of the world. His watch Department is presided over by one of the most expert mechanicians in the trade, and his repairing runs into the thousands every year. Mr. Johnston is a recognized expert in the diamond business, having made a specialty of flue old mine gems, and his stock is replete with gems of every description, from a ten-dollar engagement ring to carefully matched pairs from fifty to five thousand dollars. Mr. Johnston is a thoroughly practical man, and gives his personal attention to all the operations of his establishment, and customers can implicitly rely on all representations and values quoted in this popular jewelry house, Personally, the proprietor is a native of New York, and is held in the highest estimation by the community for his inflexible integrity and honor, and his business is annually increasing in consequence of the unsurpassed character of the advantages offered to buyers and sellers. He is thoroughly identified with the best interests of the metropolis, and has achieved a prominence accorded only to those whose transactions are based upon the just principles of commercial probity. |
| QUELLE | [New Yorks great industries (1884) 309] |
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