Our Historical Timeline

1984 Founder was born
1996 First job working in jewelry and coins afterschool and summers
2003 High school graduation continued to work in jewelry and traveled doing coins
2003 College attendance, continued to buy jewelry and coins
2007 College graduation moved to NYC attending the Gemological Institute of America
2007 Discovered a rare gemstone variety
2007 Became a full time appraiser
2008 Brokered the first very rare diamond 
2013 Traveled to Volcano Deposit Vesuvius 
2015 Became a partner at the company appraising
2016 Left the company and sold shares
2017 Velvet Box Society was born
2018 Discovered "Beverly the Bug" the rarest opal in the world with encased insect
2018 Displayed Beverly at The Perot Museum in Dallas
2019 Traveled to African diamond mines in Sierra Leone
2020 Displayed Beverly at the Tellus Museum Atlanta
2021 Purchased Hatboro Jewelers Hatboro, PA
2021 Briefly Allowed Beverly to be displayed in Tuscon
2021 Purchased Liz-el jewel box in Ambler, PA
2021 Started jewelrymemo.com
2022 Purchased Block Jewelers Springfield, PA an establishment of 93 years (January)
2022 Purchased contents from Fred H Straub jewelers Abingdon, PA 
2023 Purchased Bar-Kay Jewelers (October) 
2023 Purchased Diana Vincent Jewelers (November)
2024 Purchased Yardley Jewelers (Late March)