These Huge Companies Are Now Household Names, But Their Humble Beginnings Are Inspiring

A Jewelry Empire Started With Simple Stationary

Tiffany & Company is a jewelry company known for its elegance and class. This glamorous company did not always focus on intricate rings, bracelets, and necklaces, and its beginnings in 1837 were focused on stationary.

The “Tiffany, Young and Ellis” stationary shop was founded in 1837 in New York City by Charles Lewis Tiffany. His first day of profits equaled $4.98, but Tiffany switched his focus to jewelry when he realized that’s what his customers really enjoyed. Tiffany has made its presence known in the jewelry world, but the company does still sell stationary. It just goes to show this corporation really knows how to keep its history alive.