1810: Celebrating Two Centuries of American Luxury

1810: Celebrating Two Centuries of American Luxury by Karen Danner. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780692328194.

1810: Celebrating Two Centuries of American Luxury a detailed account of the history of Black, Starr & Frost, America s First Jeweler since 1810. The book is packed with rich and colorful accounts of the many historical firsts of this innovative and highly esteemed family-owned business including being one of the first companies to be traded on the NYSE, creating the first choker necklace and inventing the safe deposit box system, plate glass windows and fireproof buildings. In addition, the company built the first apartment building in New York City in 1876 and was the first commercial entity on iconic Fifth Avenue. All of this and so much more, including accounts of famous hand-crafted jewelry works of art and the famous celebrities, tycoons and dignitaries from Mary Todd Lincoln to Diamond Jim Brady who commissioned pieces over the years, are contained in this book. The contents are based on the work of historians, researchers and writers who were commissioned over a seven-year period to source information about this venerable 205-year-old American mainstay jeweler.