PLAT COMMÉMORATIF VINTAGE EN VERRE LALIQUE officiel POUR JOAILLIERS LINZ DALLAS TEXAS C 1982

VINTAGE LALIQUE GLASS COMMEMORATIVE DISH FOR LINZ JEWELISTS OF DALLASTEXAS

Measures approximately 1 3/8” high by 5 7/8” in diameter.

Signed on the underside (etched) “75 Years Linz Jewelists LaliqueFrance”

Excellent condition – no chips or cracks. There are a few minor scratches on theunderside.

Linz Jewelists History:

Linz Brothers, a jewelryfirm, grew from the efforts of five brothers. Joseph and Elias Linz of St.Louis opened the firm of Joseph Linz and Brother in Denison in October 1877.Joseph had followed the railroad to Denison in the 1870s, when he worked as awatchmaker and repaired watches for the conductors on the Missouri, Kansas andTexas Railroad. Simon, the second oldest Linz brother, joined the Denisonstore, and two years later they moved to Sherman. In 1882 Ben Linz joined thefirm. When Elias died in 1883, his interest in the partnership was taken bySimon. In 1884 Albert Linz joined the firm and in 1890 became a partner. Benbecame a partner in 1897. In 1891 the firm moved to Dallas, taking quarters inthe old Thomas Building in the 1300 block of Main Street. Then in 1895 it movedto the Cockrell Building, and in 1899 to the seven-story Linz Building. Josephand Simon directed operations in the retail unit, Ben managed the wholesaledepartment, and Albert pioneered a traveling sales division that did quite wellduring the Great Depression.

Joseph Linz retired in1907, and the firms name was changed to Linz Brothers. The partnership wasincorporated in 1922. Simon became president and in 1924 established the LinzAward, given annually to the Dallas County citizen whose efforts during theyear "bestowed the greatest benefits to the Dallas community." Whilepresident of Linz, Simon also established the Linz Pin, given annually to everyhigh school student in Dallas with a grade average of ninety or above. SimonLinz married Beccie Epstein of St. Louis, Missouri, in 1889. They had twochildren: Clifton Meier Linz, who later became president of Linz Jewelers; andBernice, who married Asher M. Kahn of Gainesville, Texas, who also later becamepresident of Linz Jewelers. The Gordon brothers of Houston purchased Linz Brothers in the 1980s. Gordons in turn was purchased by ZaleJewelry in 1989. In the early 1990s four stores were operating inDallas under the Linz Brothers logo.