American Jewelry Manufacturers
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American Jewelry Manufacturers
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Author : Dorothy T. Rainwater
language : en
Publisher: Schiffer Pub Limited
Release Date : 1988
American Jewelry Manufacturers written by Dorothy T. Rainwater and has been published by Schiffer Pub Limited this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
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
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1960
American Jewelry Manufacturer written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1960 with Jewelry categories.
History Of American Jewelry Designers And Manufacturers
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Author : Cheryl M. Cassidy
language : en
Publisher: Publishamerica Incorporated
Release Date : 2009-08
History Of American Jewelry Designers And Manufacturers written by Cheryl M. Cassidy and has been published by Publishamerica Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-08 with History categories.
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.
Encyclopedia Of American Silver Manufacturers
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Author : Dorothy T. Rainwater
language : en
Publisher: New York : Crown Publishers
Release Date : 1975
Encyclopedia Of American Silver Manufacturers written by Dorothy T. Rainwater and has been published by New York : Crown Publishers this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1975 with Antiques & Collectibles categories.
American Jewelry Manufacturer
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language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1963
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Manufacturing Jeweler
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1891
Manufacturing Jeweler written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1891 with categories.
Contemporary American Jewelry Design
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Author : Ettagale Blauer
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-06-29
Contemporary American Jewelry Design written by Ettagale Blauer and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-06-29 with Science categories.
The Phenomenon of Studio Goldsmithing When the history of art in the 1980s is written, much of it will be etched in gold. This is the time of the contemporary goldsmith, an artist who chooses to work in precious metals rather than oils or marble. The contemporary jeweler-as-artist has only recently become a re cognized force. With rare exceptions, the whole field is little more than thirty years old. But it is only within the past fifteen years that these jewelers have entered the jewelry mainstream. The phenomenon of contemporary goldsmithing embraces an eclectic group of artists, each with a unique vision, each taking a per sonal path to jewelry producing. They have as little relationship to the typical, mass-produced jewelry as a champagne maker has to a bottler of orange soda. They approach a piece of art, not a piece of metal. The work is personal and a perfect expression of the "back to the land" movement that spawned it. Many of these goldsmiths were looking not merely for a way to make a living but for a way to make a life that was worthy of living. Running a business while trying to remain a creative metalsmith at the same time is the ongoing challenge. The jeweler-artists have solved or resolved these often conflicting needs in slightly different ways and in a beautiful variety of techniques and styles. Their meth ods, their growth, and their work are discussed here.
Review Of The U S Generalized System Of Preferences
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Author : United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on International Trade
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Review Of The U S Generalized System Of Preferences written by United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Finance. Subcommittee on International Trade and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with Developing countries categories.
Fashion And Costume In American Popular Culture
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Author : Valerie Oliver
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1996-09-24
Fashion And Costume In American Popular Culture written by Valerie Oliver and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996-09-24 with Social Science categories.
Providing a convenient and unique look at fashion and costume literature and how it has developed historically, this volume discusses monographic and reference literature and provides information on periodicals, research centers, and costume museums and collections. It also provides a new way of looking at the literature through a database of 58 Library of Congress subject headings. It covers topics from jeans to wedding dresses and features popular examples of how clothing is used and reflected in our culture through the literature discussed. Of interest to scholars, students, and anyone curious about the unique power clothing holds in our lives. Various types of reference sources are discussed including other guides to the literature, encyclopedia, dictionaries, biographical dictionaries, specialized bibliographies, and indexing and abstracting services. Electronic CD-ROM and online databases equivalents are included in the presentation of indexing and abstracting services with major networks such as OCLC, RLIN, Lexis/Nexis, and Dialog mentioned as well. In addition a list of 123 research centers, mainly libraries, is provided and arranged geographically by state, some 176 costume museums and collections of costumes located at colleges and universities are listed alphabetically, and a list of 278 periodicals on fashion, costume, clothing and related topics is provided. A database of some 58 clothing and accessory subject headings is analyzed in the Worldcat database with the literature of the top ten specific clothing and accessory subject terms limited to media publication format are covered. Additionally, histories of costume and fashion in the U.S. and works which concentrate on psychological, sociological or cultural aspects are outlined. An appendix, including the clothing and accessory database, and author and subject indexes conclude the volume.
The U S Jewelry Industry
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997
The U S Jewelry Industry written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Competition, International categories.