Well, this is what I get for "contactin' Gus" at Tiffany:
Dear Mrs. [SarahW],
Thank you for contactin gus.
The Tiffany Archives can be reached as follows:
Tiffany Archives
Attn: Web Request
15 Sylvan Way
Parsippany, N.J. 07054
Telephone: (973)254-7201
Fax: (973)254-7205
If you are interested in further information about our Archive Services,
please visit the following URL:
http://www.tiffany.com/Service/faq.aspx?FAQ_CATEGORY=63Please call our representatives if you require further assistance
or would like to place an order. They can be contacted at
1-800-843-3269.
Sincerely,
name overwritten, lets just call her Gus
Tiffany.com
Well good gravy I went to the archive site and the fee for asking "what year was the Rock-cut pattern introduced" is announced as $1000, possibly more (Unless I am a scholar or journalist with a specific purpose and a note from my superior satisfying Tiffany).
As you would expect I am not quite ready to shell out a grand for satisfaction of my curiosity.
I am planning to write a "hail mary" letter to the archive department asking for assistance anyway, or maybe a fee commensurate with a ten-minute-combines look-up and email, but I will not be holding my breath and expect a snippy return to sender.