Louis Barton Brookov (1886 – 1955) was a second-generation jeweler who specialized in exclusive diamond jewelry. His family immigrated from Russia to America in the late 19th century. Brookov founded his jewelry business in New York City in 1905, when he was 19 years old. He rented space in a newly constructed commercial building at 250 Grand Street, New York City.

In 1911, his workshop, consisting of a small team of jewelers, moved to a separate, larger space at 254 Grand Avenue. He made significant modifications to his commercial premises, increasing the space. A professional diamond setter, he offered jewelry restoration, manufacturing, and diamond setting services.

According to advertisements Louis Brookov placed in the New York Times beginning in 1910, his jewelers set diamonds in jewelry in the presence of the customer.

On October 1, 1926, the Brookov jewelry firm opened a retail store at 1574 Broadway under the name L. Barton Brookov. The factory, previously located at 254 Grand Street, also moved uptown, where they continued jewelry production.

Incorporation of L Barton Brookov

The firm of Brookov was incorporated in 1930. Among the corporation’s shareholders and assignees were noted jeweler Nathan Koslow and Max A Rosenblatt.

Since 1930 L Barton Brookov Inc became known as the creator of jewelry of rare design and craftsmanship. The firm sold their precious jewelry in Palm Beach and New York boutiques.

Louis Barton Brookov passed away in 1955 at the age of 69, and his wife died at the age of 88. They had two daughters – Zelma L Brooks (1910 – 1989), and Bernice Brookov Zakin (1918 – 2024), who lived a long life, dying at the age of 106.

The Brooks’ firm continued to exist under the same name and only closed in 2015.

Nationally advertised in the 1930-1950s Brookov Jewelry