i
ILLUSTRATIONS
p.VII The Dreicer Building, 560 5th Avenue from a Dreicer & Company advertising pamphlet c. 1910 - 1920. Image courtesy Hagley Library & Archives.
Chapter 1 1-1. Photograph of Michael Dreicer. Jeweler’s Circular August 3rd, 1921, p. 97.Public Domain. 1-2. Diamond, Pearl & Platinum Necklace. Dreicer & Co, c. 1905. Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Public Domain. 1-3. Photograph of Jacob Dreicer as a Young Man. Appeared in “Business: Tears for Love” in Time Magazine, October, 1927. Image © Time, Inc. 1-4. “A Pearl & Diamond Bracelet by Jacob Dreicer,” Lot 205, Bonhams, London, Knightsbridge. December 10th, 2014. Image © Bonhams. http://www.bonhams.com/auctions/21548/lot/205/ 1-5. “Jacob Dreicer & Son. A diamond & pearl pendant set with numerous natural pearls, rose cut diamonds, mounted in 14k gold & platinum, Circa 1900.” Lot 1608/1139, Bruun Rasmussen, February 24, 2016. Image © Bruun Rasmussen. https://bruun-rasmussen.dk/m/lots/B286297D794E 1-6. 1128 Broadway shortly after the Dreicer’s tenure there, shown in “Broadway, East Side. 25th - 27th Streets” from A Pictorial History of Broadway, published 1899. New York Public Library, Digital Collections. Image Public Domain. 1-7. 292 5th Avenue shortly after the Dreicer’s tenure thre, shown in “No. 284 Gilman Collamore & Co. - No. 304 W.A. McClaughlin, shirtmaker” in Fifth Avenue, New York, From Start to Finish published 1911. New York Public Library , Digital Collections. Image Public Domain. 1-8.1. J. Dreicer & Son Enamel, Diamond & Gold Ladies’ Watch & Pin, c. 1895. Image © Crossroads Antique & Estate Jewelry, Texas. https://www.rubylane.com/item/150099-1041/Antique-Ladyx27s-18K-Gold-French-Enamel 1-8.2. J. Dreicer & Son Enamel, Diamond & Gold Ladies’ Watch & Pin, c. 1895. Image © 1st Dibs. https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/watches/pocket-watches/dreicer-son-yellow-gold-diamond-green-enamel-pocket-wat ch-brooch/id-j_171130/ 1-9. J. Dreicer & Son, “Three Diamond Brooches.” Lot 1090, Rago Auctions, December 5, 2010. https://www.ragoarts.com/auctions/2010/12/05/jewelry/1090 1-10.1. Photograph of Ida McKinley wearing J. Dreicer & Son Tiara, c. 1901. Image Public Domain. 1-10.2. J. Dreicer & Son, Winged Tiara owned by Ida McKinley, c. 1892 - 1901. Diamond, platinum & yellow gold. William McKinley Presidential Library & Museum.