 In 1837 Lewis Tiffany and John F Young used $1000 from Tiffany's father to open a stationery and 'fancy goods' store with fixed prices marked on the items for sale as Tiffany &amp; Young.  They only accepted cash payments. 

Tiffany began its rise to prominence after  

 Now known as the&amp;nbsp;Blue Book,&amp;nbsp;it&amp;rsquo;s still released annually and features the world&amp;rsquo;s rarest jewels.&amp;nbsp;The Blue Book was the first catalog to be distributed across the country and is the origin of Tiffany's signature blue branding.   

Which is later adopted by the United States.  

Tiffany & Young, First Tiffany store