Two New Seminars/Lectures Listed for JEWELRY CAMP!

2012-02-10 16:43:21.0

Ulysses S. Dietz...
Close to the Heart, the Hidden Meanings of Jewelry

People who deal in jewelry all the time understand that when a jewel changes hands – or by the time it reaches your hands – something intangible has been lost. Namely, the meaning that this piece of jewelry once had for the person who wore it, and for the person who gave it to them. I’ll look at jewelry across several centuries from a cultural viewpoint, using examples for which we have – or at least can guess – meanings.

Newark, King of Jewelry...
The Rise and Fall of a Great Industry "All New Lecture for "Jewelry Camp"

“Newark jewelry” is a term that meant almost nothing before 1995, when Janet Zapata and I first gave the first lecture on our project, The Glitter & The Gold, about Newark’s once-vast jewelry industry. From 1855 to 1955, Newark was the largest single production center of fine gold (14 and 18-k) jewelry in the western hemisphere. How did that happen? How was the jewelry made? And, in the end, what happened?

Vintage Costume Jewelry Manufacturer Marks

2011-11-03 20:49:46.0

Vintage & Collectible Costume Jewelry Marks

Manufacturer's Marks and Designer Signatures on Costume Jewelry

By Pamela Wiggins, About.com Guide

This guide provides both vintage and contemporary collectible jewelry marks, and includes dating information if known. Links to examples of each designer or manufacturer's jewelry are included below the mark when available.

NOTE: Some information included with photos in this gallery (Chanel, Eisenberg, Hobe, Kramer, Napier and others) will link to a sub-article where numerous marks from different time periods for the same company or designer can be viewed.

References for this guide include: Researching Costume Jewelry at www.illusionjewels.com, MorningGloryAntiques.com, Warman’s Jewelry (3rd Edition) by Christie Romero, American Jewelry Manufacturers by Dorothy T. Rainwater, European Designer Jewelry by Ginger Moro, and CJCI Magazine (www.costumejewelrycollectors.com).