
Israel and Joseph DeRoy started DeRoy Brothers, a pawnbroking business at 49 Smithfield Street, around 1870. The brothers split in 1898, each starting separate jewelry and pawnbroking businesses downtown with their respective sons.

Israel and Joseph DeRoy started DeRoy Brothers, a pawnbroking business at 49 Smithfield Street, around 1870. The brothers split in 1898, each starting separate jewelry and pawnbroking businesses downtown with their respective sons.