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Shreve & Company diamond register : San Francisco, Calif., 1883-1890.
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Shreve & Company diamond register: San Francisco, Calif., 1883-1890
Shreve and Company diamond register
Diamond register, 5500 to 9999, 1 to 3750, G.C.S & Co

Creator/Contributor:

Shreve & Company (San Francisco, Calif.), creator

Abstract:

Ledger book with index and numbered entries containing detailed information on diamond jewelry sales. Divided into sections by the form of the jewelry. Entries information includes date acquired, description of the basic stock, making, box, selling price (in code), purchaser name, date purchased, and selling price (in dollars). A table of contents page with page numbers is glued on the front of the first leave. Also includes monthly and yearly total sales. Many entries are accompanied by small detailed drawings of the jewelry sold. Some entries include notable figures in San Francisco Bay Area history such as Levi Strauss, Baron Von Schroeder, Mrs. Claus Spreckels, Mrs. George Hearst, Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford, and Mrs. Peder Sather.

Date:

1883 (issued)

Contents:

Bracelets -- Rings -- Ear rings -- Ladies pins -- Buttons --Collar buttons -- Studs -- Lockets & pendants -- Sets-pin and drops -- Necklaces and hair ornaments-combinations -- Scarf pins -- Watches, fobs -- Odd pieces -- Diamonds unmounted -- Diamonds single stones -- Rubies unmounted -- Sapphires unmounted -- Emeralds unmounted -- Pearls unmounted -- Pearls single stones.

Subject:

n-us-ca
Jewelers -- California -- San Francisco
Diamond jewelry -- California -- San Francisco
Diamond jewelry -- Pictorial works
Jewelry -- California -- San Francisco
Jewelry -- Pictorial works
Precious stones -- California -- San Francisco
Gems -- California -- San Francisco
Diamonds -- California -- San Francisco
Rubies -- California -- San Francisco
Sapphires -- California -- San Francisco
Emeralds -- California -- San Francisco
Pearls -- California -- San Francisco
Bijoutiers -- Californie -- San Francisco
Bijoux de diamant -- Californie -- San Francisco
Bijoux de diamant -- Ouvrages illustrés
Bijoux -- Californie -- San Francisco
Bijoux -- Ouvrages illustrés
Diamants -- Californie -- San Francisco
Rubis -- Californie -- San Francisco
Saphirs -- Californie -- San Francisco
Émeraudes -- Californie -- San Francisco
Perles -- Californie -- San Francisco
Diamond jewelry
Diamonds
Emeralds
Gems
Jewelers
Jewelry
Pearls
Precious stones
Rubies
Sapphires
California -- San Francisco
Shreve & Company (San Francisco, Calif.) -- Archives
Shreve & Company (San Francisco, Calif.)

Note:

Includes index.
Opposite pages bear duplicate numbering.
Purchase; John Windle; 20110902.
Preferred citation: Shreve & Company diamond register : San Francisco, Calif., 1883-1890, BANC MSS 2011/220, The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley.
In English.

Type:

Archives.
Pictorial works.
Account books-Ledgers.

Physical Description:

print
1 volume (302, 302 p. [4] leaves, 37 x 24 cm)

Language:

English

Origin:

California