issues . please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages this article is an orphan as no other articles link to it . please introduce links to this page from related articles ; try the find link tool for suggestions . june 2013 this article contains content that is written like an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . november 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message kranich s jewelers kranich s jewelers logan valley mall altoona pa type private industry jewelry sales and repair founded 1903 founder charles kranich headquarters altoona pennsylvania usa key people michael kranich charles kranich michael kranich jr. website kranichs.com kranich s jewelers is a family owned jewelry store with locations in altoona state college and johnstown pennsylvania . kranich s jewelers specialize in designer jewelry including many brands of designer watches . jewelry repair is available at each location . history edit kranich s jewelers was established in york pennsylvania in 1903 . the company was originally called kranich brothers jewelers . the kranich brothers had stores in york lancaster and altoona pennsylvania as well as one in worcester massachusetts . the altoona store opened in 1923 . charles and mildred kranich operated and expanded the altoona operation . in 1962 charles and mildred were joined in business by their son michael . in 1976 the kranich s opened a store in downtown state college the home of pennsylvania state university . charles and mildred kranich died in 1978 and michael took over the family business . in 1996 kranich s opened a second state college location at the nittany mall . in 2000 kranich s opened a location in the johnstown galleria . in 2008 kranich s dramatically expanded their logan valley mall location and corporate offices . michael kranich was joined in business by his son charles in 1991 and then by his son michael in 1996 . charles and michael now serve as co presidents of the company . michael kranich is a registered american gem society jeweler . 1 in 2003 kranich s celebrated their 100th year and became members of the jewelers of america ja 100 club . 2 in recent years kranich s has been inducted into the blair county business hall of fame and has been named one of central pennsylvania s leading businesses by pennsylvania business central magazine . 3 in 2010 kranich s jewelers was named one of pennsylvania business central s top 100 organizations of 2010 4 references edit american gem society american gem society kranich s and samuel gordon jewelers join ja 100 club jck online september 23 2004 linkedin charles kranich linkedin pa business central 1 pa business central february 25 2011 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title kranich % 27s jewelers & oldid 743502053 categories companies based in blair county pennsylvaniaretail companies established in 1903jewelry retailers of the united statesprivately held companies based in pennsylvaniaamerican companies established in 19031903 establishments in pennsylvaniahidden categories orphaned articles from june 2013all orphaned articlesarticles with a promotional tone from november 2012all articles with a promotional tone navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 9 october 2016 at 23 20 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view