Henry Birks & Sons The gold and silversmiths 1905 (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781522756958)

Henry Birks (30 November 1840 - 16 April 1928) was a Canadian businessman and founder of Henry Birks and Sons, a chain of high-end Canadian jewellery stores. He was born to English immigrants from Yorkshire, England. His parents moved to Canada in 1832.Son of John Birks, a pharmacist, and Ann Marie.He did his schooling in commercial studies at High School Of Montreal. In 1857, Birks was hired as a clerk at Savage and Lyman in Montreal, reputed to be the finest jeweller and watchmaker in the Province of Canada at that time. Although Birks eventually became a partner in the firm in 1868, the company's later financial difficulties encouraged Birks to leave in 1877.

Author: Henry Birks And Sons
ISBN-10: 1522756957
ISBN-13: 9781522756958
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Language: English
Published: 12/15/2015
Pages: 118
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.64lbs
Size: 11.00h x 8.50w x 0.25d