Cooke & Kelvey, Pearl & Diamond Merchants, Jewellers, and Gold and Silver Art Workers held a leading position in the pre-independence British era.
Among the exciting articles which have been designed and manufactured by this firm are jewelled crowns, swords, belts, silver bedsteads, howdahs, state chairs, challenge cups, shields, address caskets, all of which have been manufactured for some notable occasion, and special mention must be made of the caskets presented to his Majesty King Edward, when, as Prince of Wales, he visited Calcutta in 1875, and then as King-Emperor in December 1905.
[6] Tower clocks were also a specialty of this firm, and many fine examples of this work have been made and erected in various parts of India.
The chronograph watches used by the Calcutta Turf Club for timing all important races have been supplied by this firm for many years.
[7] Between the 1920s and 1970s, some of the classiest models from Rolex were retailed and serviced in Calcutta, Delhi and Lahore (till 1948), by Cooke & Kelvey.