American Jewelry Manufacturers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Jewelry Manufacturers write by Dorothy T. Rainwater. This book was released on 1988. American Jewelry Manufacturers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The identification and dating of American jewelry heretofore has been difficult because few pieces bear standard markings and the references have been diverse, hard to find, and incomplete. Using old trade journals and their related directories as her primary sources, the eminent silver historian Dorothy Rainwater has exhaustively compiled here for the first time a comprehensive reference of jewelry trademarks and manufacturers in alphabetical order. She has also written a history of jewelry making in the United States which explains the framework upon which this enormous industry was built. The large scale manufacturers which began in the 1840s form a major portion of this directory. it is surprising to learn that only in 1961, after years of effort by the Jeweler's Vigilance Committee and the backing of trade journals, did American law require makers' marks on new jewelry. Therefore, this reference should become an important sourcebook for every jeweler, collector, antique jewelry dealer and manufacturing historian for the foreseeable future.
American Jewelry Manufacturer
American Jewelry Manufacturer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Jewelry Manufacturer write by . This book was released on 1960. American Jewelry Manufacturer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
History of American Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers
History of American Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook History of American Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers write by Cheryl M. Cassidy. This book was released on 2009-08. History of American Jewelry Designers and Manufacturers available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. During colonial times, early Dutch settlers, many of whom were experienced in pewter and silver, immigrated to New England. The actual birth of the U.S. costume jewelry industry is said to have occurred in 1794, when Nehemiah Dodge, a goldsmith and watch repairer in Providence, Rhode Island, developed a method for plating base metal with gold. He patented processes to make quality gold jewelry of less than 18K which was the standard at that time. It is he who is given credit for the commencement of costume jewelry production. By 1810, one hundred workers were employed by jewelry manufacturers in Rhode Island. Small businesses were developing throughout southern New England. As the turn of the century approached, skilled jewelry craftsmen were being replaced by machinery. Production and labor became more specialized. Instead of just "jewelers," there were toolmakers, die cutters, and machine operators. Production was broken down into electroplating, enameling, engraving, chasing, die sinking and lapidary work. Mass production of jewelry had begun in Rhode Island. To this day, American jewelry manufacturing has remained an industry comprised of small businesses, most of them in the northeastern portion of the United States with the costume jewelry manufacturing mostly concentrated in Rhode Island. There has, however, been some shift to California, Texas, Florida and South Dakota. In recent years the jewelry industry has been affected by substantial consolidation with the development of national chains. This is due in part to the development of enclosed shopping malls, competition from department stores, catalog showrooms and television shopping networks. In addition, suffering from high rent costs in shopping malls, jewelry retailers are reducing their overhead by skipping the middlemen and purchasing their inventory directly.
American Jewelry Manufacturer
American Jewelry Manufacturer - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook American Jewelry Manufacturer write by . This book was released on 1963. American Jewelry Manufacturer available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
The Napier Co
The Napier Co - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook The Napier Co write by Melinda L. Lewis. This book was released on 2013. The Napier Co available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The Napier Jewelry book is a visual encyclopedia of Napier Costume Jewelry. It tells the heretofore untold and phenomenal story of The Napier Co. inception, development, flowering, and ultimate success. It chronicles the history of its management, manufacturing, marketing, and most importantly, the unparalleled beauty of Napier fashion jewelry. With approximately 4000 pictures of Napier jewelry history and over 250,000 words of text and descriptions, you will be taken step-by-step, decade by decade, through the development of the Napier style. As a collector, you will learn to recognize the findings, materials, and designs to appropriately circa-date the Napier jewelry in which you are investing. As a lover of vintage costume jewelry, you will enjoy the drama and excitement of the trials, tribulations, and breakthroughs at each stage of the Napier journey. In the end, you will have a deep and lasting appreciation of the romantic story infused into the metal, gemstones, crystals, cabochons, and elegance of each piece of Napier jewelry that you own or are considering owning
