McNeil Jewelers celebrates 70th anniversary
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By Pamela Powell
Sun Staff Contributor
ppowell@evesun.com
NORWICH – McNeil Jewelers celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 6, by announcing a store-wide sale set to run from then through June 25.
From diamond pendants to engagement rings, there’s a variety of sales to choose from.
Bothers Patrick and Jim McNeil, owners of McNeil Jewelers in Norwich, encourage everyone to stop by, not just for the sale, but for the random drawings to take place during the sale. There will be a variety of jewelry given away, including earrings, bracelets, watches and rings.
McNeil Jewelers was formed in 1946 by Patrick and Jim McNeil’s father, Robert D. McNeil. What started as a small watch and jewelry repair shop – run with the help of his wife, Josephine – grew into a jewelry store that remains in downtown Norwich seven decades later.
“My father actually started selling religious items from his home on Court Street,” said Patrick McNeil. “Then he went to jewelry and watch school in Pennsylvania (Western Pennsylvania Horological Institute for Watch making) after coming home on the G.I. Bill (from World War II). My mother waitressed at the Blue Bird restaurant (in Norwich) and helped him while he was in school.”
When Robert graduated from the Horological Institute in Western Pennsylvania, he and Josephine opened a jewelry store on East Main Street. Eventually, they moved the business to other locations on South Broad Street, one being across from the Colonial Theatre and another across from NBT Bank.
Finally, in 1974, the family bought a larger downtown showroom at 25 S. Broad St. which remains the current storefront of McNeil Jewelers.
Jim and Patrick McNeil continue to make jewelry and watches for the store, providing a high quality service to the community while striving to keep integrity coupled with the McNeil family tradition.
By Pamela Powell
Sun Staff Contributor
ppowell@evesun.com
NORWICH – McNeil Jewelers celebrated their 70th anniversary on June 6, by announcing a store-wide sale set to run from then through June 25.
From diamond pendants to engagement rings, there’s a variety of sales to choose from.
Bothers Patrick and Jim McNeil, owners of McNeil Jewelers in Norwich, encourage everyone to stop by, not just for the sale, but for the random drawings to take place during the sale. There will be a variety of jewelry given away, including earrings, bracelets, watches and rings.
McNeil Jewelers was formed in 1946 by Patrick and Jim McNeil’s father, Robert D. McNeil. What started as a small watch and jewelry repair shop – run with the help of his wife, Josephine – grew into a jewelry store that remains in downtown Norwich seven decades later.
“My father actually started selling religious items from his home on Court Street,” said Patrick McNeil. “Then he went to jewelry and watch school in Pennsylvania (Western Pennsylvania Horological Institute for Watch making) after coming home on the G.I. Bill (from World War II). My mother waitressed at the Blue Bird restaurant (in Norwich) and helped him while he was in school.”
When Robert graduated from the Horological Institute in Western Pennsylvania, he and Josephine opened a jewelry store on East Main Street. Eventually, they moved the business to other locations on South Broad Street, one being across from the Colonial Theatre and another across from NBT Bank.
Finally, in 1974, the family bought a larger downtown showroom at 25 S. Broad St. which remains the current storefront of McNeil Jewelers.
Jim and Patrick McNeil continue to make jewelry and watches for the store, providing a high quality service to the community while striving to keep integrity coupled with the McNeil family tradition.
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