A building permit has been issued to Henry Birks for a residence at 294, Stanley St., Montreal.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th May 1908
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Henry Birks and Sons Limited - Montreal - 1937
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Henry Birks, of Henry Birks & Co., Montreal, intends to make a purchasing trip to New York in October.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891
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W. M. Birks, representing Henry Birks & Co., Montreal, is in England purchasing stock for the firm. Mr. Birks will also travel through Germany and France for this same purpose.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review - 8th July 1891
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Canadian National Railways Presents Gold Pass to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh
The illustration shown herewith is an exact facsimile of the pass issued by the Canadian National Railways to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh when he went to Ottawa, Canada, for Confederation Day. The pass is in 14-kt. gold with enamelled monogram on the case in gold. It is 4 in. long and 2½ in. wide. This pass, which was ordered in the morning and delivered in the afternoon of the following day, was produced in the workshop of Henry Birks & Sons, Limited, Montreal.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927
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The illustration shown herewith is an exact facsimile of the pass issued by the Canadian National Railways to Col. Charles A. Lindbergh when he went to Ottawa, Canada, for Confederation Day. The pass is in 14-kt. gold with enamelled monogram on the case in gold. It is 4 in. long and 2½ in. wide. This pass, which was ordered in the morning and delivered in the afternoon of the following day, was produced in the workshop of Henry Birks & Sons, Limited, Montreal.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 20th July 1927
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Ryrie Birks, Ltd., at their own place of business, have a unique display which attracts much attention, consisting of a sheaf of corn showing four cobs, the grains of which having been taken out and replaced by diamonds. The number of stones, all of good quality, is 2,000, valued at approximately $125,000.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 7th September 1927
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Much attention was attracted by the display in the window of Ryrie-Birk, Ltd., of Toronto, of a large diamond valued at $30,000 from South Africa. It is of the sapphire blue variety, pear shaped and weighs 8.25 carats. And it is especially valuable on account of the rarity of stones this color.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th July 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 13th July 1927
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A. E. Elmer, buyer for Ryrie-Birks, Ltd., Toronto, has sailed for England.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th February 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 16th February 1927
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Harry H. Griffin, representing Henry Birks & Sons, Ltd., Montreal, and A. V. Elms of Ryrie-Birks, Ltd., Toronto, recently returned from Europe and while enroute to Canada, stopped off at New York.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 27th April 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 27th April 1927
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Managing Director of Winnipeg Branch of Henry Birks & Sons, Tells of Trip Abroad
Toronto, Ont., May 4.—R. N. Haultain, managing director of the Winnipeg branch of Henry Birks & Sons, has returned from a three months’ purchasing tour in Europe and gives an interesting account of his impressions as to trade conditions abroad. He stated that the general opinion among buyers returning from overseas was that the artistry of the craftsmen of Europe has this year surpassed all previous efforts.
In England he visited the British Industries Fair where he saw the finest wares of England on display. “The slogan of the British manufacturer is quality, always quality. This high standard is undoubtedly what draws the buyers from all parts of the world to this fair,” he said. From London he went to Paris. “Perhaps the most outstanding feature of this great center,” said Mr. Haultain, “was the hat ornaments of mademoiselle. We did not see a chic Parisian without a really gay adornment in her hat, rhinestones being the favorite, and such weird designs such as only the French artist can conceive. Paris was very productive of new ideas out this year.”
From Paris he went to Italy where he visited the principal art centers, and was much interested in the manufacture of Venetian glass in Murano of which he gives the following description: “A visit to the glass blowing factories is an event never to be forgotten. Craftsmen, experts through generations of experience, blow and shape the vases, bowls and center-pieces just as their forefathers did many years ago. The only tools employed are an arm-chair, a long iron blow pipe, which is rolled on the flat arm of the chair to spin the soft heated glass and a large pair of tongs held in the right hand with which the most wonderful shapes are worked. When the glass cools and becomes too hard to work, it is warmed up again in a roaring open-hearth furnace fed with birch logs. These glass blowers start as boys of 12 or 13 years of age to learn their trade but it takes many years to become a skilled craftsman.”
Concerning his visit to Vienna, Mr. Haultain said, “Anyone visiting Vienna on business must be prepared to climb many stairs for there are no elevators and it seems that the rarest merchandise is always found on the topmost floor. The factories are little family affairs usually in what used to be the guest rooms of very spacious apartments. There are made by hand very wonderful bronzes, toilet sets, leather desk sets, hand bags and countless varieties of unusual novelties. Our commissionaire took us to see Baroness H., a lady young in years but an artist to her finger tips, inspired by recollections of her pre-war Viennese home. She now makes ladies’ hand bags the equal of which for breath-taking beauty we saw nowhere else in Europe.”
Returning to England Mr. Haultain placed large orders for his firm, as importations from Britain come in under the preferential tariff rendering it the most advantageous market for Canadian buyers.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th May 1927
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Toronto, Ont., May 4.—R. N. Haultain, managing director of the Winnipeg branch of Henry Birks & Sons, has returned from a three months’ purchasing tour in Europe and gives an interesting account of his impressions as to trade conditions abroad. He stated that the general opinion among buyers returning from overseas was that the artistry of the craftsmen of Europe has this year surpassed all previous efforts.
In England he visited the British Industries Fair where he saw the finest wares of England on display. “The slogan of the British manufacturer is quality, always quality. This high standard is undoubtedly what draws the buyers from all parts of the world to this fair,” he said. From London he went to Paris. “Perhaps the most outstanding feature of this great center,” said Mr. Haultain, “was the hat ornaments of mademoiselle. We did not see a chic Parisian without a really gay adornment in her hat, rhinestones being the favorite, and such weird designs such as only the French artist can conceive. Paris was very productive of new ideas out this year.”
From Paris he went to Italy where he visited the principal art centers, and was much interested in the manufacture of Venetian glass in Murano of which he gives the following description: “A visit to the glass blowing factories is an event never to be forgotten. Craftsmen, experts through generations of experience, blow and shape the vases, bowls and center-pieces just as their forefathers did many years ago. The only tools employed are an arm-chair, a long iron blow pipe, which is rolled on the flat arm of the chair to spin the soft heated glass and a large pair of tongs held in the right hand with which the most wonderful shapes are worked. When the glass cools and becomes too hard to work, it is warmed up again in a roaring open-hearth furnace fed with birch logs. These glass blowers start as boys of 12 or 13 years of age to learn their trade but it takes many years to become a skilled craftsman.”
Concerning his visit to Vienna, Mr. Haultain said, “Anyone visiting Vienna on business must be prepared to climb many stairs for there are no elevators and it seems that the rarest merchandise is always found on the topmost floor. The factories are little family affairs usually in what used to be the guest rooms of very spacious apartments. There are made by hand very wonderful bronzes, toilet sets, leather desk sets, hand bags and countless varieties of unusual novelties. Our commissionaire took us to see Baroness H., a lady young in years but an artist to her finger tips, inspired by recollections of her pre-war Viennese home. She now makes ladies’ hand bags the equal of which for breath-taking beauty we saw nowhere else in Europe.”
Returning to England Mr. Haultain placed large orders for his firm, as importations from Britain come in under the preferential tariff rendering it the most advantageous market for Canadian buyers.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 11th May 1927
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The death of Mrs. Catherine McLean Ryrie, wife of James Ryrie of Ryrie-Birks, Ltd. of Toronto, which occurred on March 27 at St. Petersburg, Fla., at the age of 70 years, is sincerely mourned by a wide circle of friends. Aside from the popular prominence that has ever surrounded her husband, Mrs. Ryrie herself has been a well known figure in the life of the city, and an active and interested member of the Baptist Church and its organizations. Mrs. Ryrie who was born in Galt, Ont., was the daughter of the late Robert McLean of Toronto, and was numbered among the older residents of the city. For years she was an active member of the Y.W.C.A. Her marriage to James Ryrie took place on October 11, 1887, and since that time she has shared with her husband a successful and prominent career, to which she had always been able to contribute in no small degree. She is survived by her husband, three daughters and two sons.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th April 1927
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th April 1927
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Adding interest through variety, the Vancouver, B. C. store of Henry Birks & Sons, Ltd. the well known chain of jewelry and diamond stores in the Dominion of Canada, has changed for the nonce the ringing phrase “Gifts That Last,” to “Gifts With a Future,” to inject a slightly different note and a variety appeal in its announcements.
Birks recently suggested the giving of “Gifts With a Future,” which is a neat way of indicating the lasting qualities of “Gifts That Last,” overcoming any lack of novelty of this latter phrase from its constant repetition; which, however, is necessary if the public is to be duly impressed with the lasting quality and durable satisfaction of jewelry by the slogan adopted by the trade.
There is an unmistakable intrigue, however, about the phrase “Gifts With a Future,” a hidden promise of a career for a gem, or set of silverware which some day will flower and mature into a priceless heirloom, and more than fulfill its mission and intrinsic worth as a gift, as it is handed down in this period of future usefulness to posterity.
As the ad writer at Birks recently cleverly wrote:
“Hasn’t someone you know a birthday this month? Birthday gifts are an ever recurring problem.
“We suggest ‘gifts with a future’-— lovely, lasting, useful things that will bring back pleasant memories of you for all the birthdays to come.
“You will find thousands of these at Birks.”
There may be seen therefore to be much merit in the phrase “Gifts With a Future,” which the Canadian firm has so well utilized, and which may be adaptable from time to time in the announcement of the average jeweler, where variety maybe lent to his appeals and support the theme of the national slogan which also indicates the durability of his gifts and impresses this single quality upon the public.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th April 1927
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Birks recently suggested the giving of “Gifts With a Future,” which is a neat way of indicating the lasting qualities of “Gifts That Last,” overcoming any lack of novelty of this latter phrase from its constant repetition; which, however, is necessary if the public is to be duly impressed with the lasting quality and durable satisfaction of jewelry by the slogan adopted by the trade.
There is an unmistakable intrigue, however, about the phrase “Gifts With a Future,” a hidden promise of a career for a gem, or set of silverware which some day will flower and mature into a priceless heirloom, and more than fulfill its mission and intrinsic worth as a gift, as it is handed down in this period of future usefulness to posterity.
As the ad writer at Birks recently cleverly wrote:
“Hasn’t someone you know a birthday this month? Birthday gifts are an ever recurring problem.
“We suggest ‘gifts with a future’-— lovely, lasting, useful things that will bring back pleasant memories of you for all the birthdays to come.
“You will find thousands of these at Birks.”
There may be seen therefore to be much merit in the phrase “Gifts With a Future,” which the Canadian firm has so well utilized, and which may be adaptable from time to time in the announcement of the average jeweler, where variety maybe lent to his appeals and support the theme of the national slogan which also indicates the durability of his gifts and impresses this single quality upon the public.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 6th April 1927
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James Ryrie, of Ryrie-Birks, Ltd. of Toronto, referring to a statement attributed to Sol Joel, of the London Diamond Syndicate, to the effect that the output of the South African diggings threatened the life of the diamond industry, made a public statement in which he said that there was no possibility of serious over-production such as would affect the markets. It was unfortunate that such statements were circulated without verification, as they tended to create an entirely unnecessary alarm in the minds of the owners of fine diamonds. There need be no fear, however, as production and distribution of diamonds are too firmly controlled by the London Diamond Syndicate to allow of any possibility of a slump in the future. The only explanation of Mr. Joel’s remarks if he were correctly reported, is that it was made with the purpose of securing some measure of relief from the onerous burden of taxation that the South African Government has imposed on the diamond business.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 15th December 1926
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 15th December 1926
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Birks & Sons are inserting some very fancy advertisements through the daily press, with splendid results.
Source: The Jewelers' Review - 29th June 1898
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Source: The Jewelers' Review - 29th June 1898
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'Table Settings of Today' Exhibit
Birks Jewelers, Montreal, Quebec, stimulated considerable local interest in its fine china and silver recently by arranging an exhibit of table settings in its silver department.
Residents of the Montreal area were invited to visit the store to see the “Table Settings of Today”—which offered new ideas for hostesses in entertaining at formal, informal and party functions. Among the settings presented were: “June Bride’s trousseau Tea,” “Modern Bride Entertains,” “The Teen-Age Hostess.” “In the Traditional Manner,” “Sunday On the Terrace,” “Formal Entertaining,” and “Formal Buffet.”
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - July 1955
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Birks Jewelers, Montreal, Quebec, stimulated considerable local interest in its fine china and silver recently by arranging an exhibit of table settings in its silver department.
Residents of the Montreal area were invited to visit the store to see the “Table Settings of Today”—which offered new ideas for hostesses in entertaining at formal, informal and party functions. Among the settings presented were: “June Bride’s trousseau Tea,” “Modern Bride Entertains,” “The Teen-Age Hostess.” “In the Traditional Manner,” “Sunday On the Terrace,” “Formal Entertaining,” and “Formal Buffet.”
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - July 1955
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Police are looking for the burglars who stole jewelry from the Birks & Sons store at Montreal. Thrusting a brick that was carefully wrapped through the window of the store on St. Catherin St., recently, the burglars stole through the aperture a tray of rings. Some of the rings were gold, and others were platinum.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd September 1925
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Source: The Jewelers' Circular - 2nd September 1925
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Birks - Canada - 1954
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During Princess Elizabeth’s recent tour of Canada she was showered with a variety of gifts; most outstanding, perhaps, was the gift from the people of Ontario Province. It was the provincial crest of Ontario as a brooch, wrought in platinum and gold and encrusted with diamonds, rubies, and emeralds. At the same time, Prince Philip re¢eived a cigarette box of native Ontario silver.
To commemorate the royal visit to Winnipeg, Henry Birks and Sons, Ltd., displayed a $130,000 gold and platinum jewel-encrusted replica of the personal Coat of Arms of Princess Elizabeth. The replica was decorated with five rosettes of diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - December 1951
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To commemorate the royal visit to Winnipeg, Henry Birks and Sons, Ltd., displayed a $130,000 gold and platinum jewel-encrusted replica of the personal Coat of Arms of Princess Elizabeth. The replica was decorated with five rosettes of diamonds, emeralds, and sapphires.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - December 1951
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Birks - Canada - 1947
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Birks - Montreal - 1914
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