Jewelry marks, makers and dates reference list
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NANCY LEE
Providence Stock Company
Providence, RI

NAPIER
1922-1999

NATACHA BROOKS sterling

NOLAN MILLER
contemporary

DAVID-ANDERSEN
David Andersen
Oslo, Norway
1940-present
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

FINN JENSEN
Oslo, Norway
Marked "925 S V"
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

NORWAY
Ivar T Holt (H in a circle mark)
circa 1940-50
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

AKSEL HOLMSEN
Sandefjord, Norway
pre-1970 mark
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

HROAR PRYDZ
Oslo, Norway
Marked with a circle within a sideways "V", circa 1960. 
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

 NEMO
1913-?
Milton A. Fischer
Brier Manufacturing Company, Providence, Rhode Island
The marks "L/N" and "L/N25" and "Nemo Gold Seal
Quality" also belonged to this company.

NORWAY
S HESTENES
(See "Morning Glory Collects Enamel on Sterling Jewelry".)

  NYE
Mark- a shamrock with the letters "NYE" in the petals
Stuart Nye Silver Shop, N.C.
1933-present
known for silver and copper jewelry

 OBSIDIAN
contemporary   

ORA
1921-present
Oreste Agnni & Ralph Singer
fraternal jewelry web site

OTAZU
contemporary 

OTIS
1943-1970's
Providence, Rhode Island    

  PS Co
Possibly Plainville Stock Co.
South & Bacon Streets, Plainville, Mass.
(Source: Keystone 1934, page16)

   PANDORA

  PANTTI
Bruce & Vicki Pantti, California
contemporary bakelite

PANETTA
1945-1995 
Benedetto Panetta

PARENTI
circa 1940's

PARISINA
Marcel Boucher
Mexico

 PARKLANE  

PARISSTYLE
Mark also seen as "Paristyle N.Y.C."

PENNINO
1927-1961
Oreste, Frank & Jack Pennino (brothers) 
New York, New York   

 PERUZZI
F.lli Peruzzi Italy, F.lli being an abbreviation for "fratelli," or "brothers".

PERUZZI
Florence, Italy

 P.E.P.

LUCIEN PICCARD
1947-?
New York, NY 

POME

POMERANTZ
Circa 1930-40's, possibly longer
"H. Pomerantz Inc. NY" possibly 1880-1890 to 1930's;
"Pomerantz Inc. NY" possibly 1930's to 1940's
New York, NY 

CATHERINE POPESCO
France 

RAZZA
Luca Razza
This mark 1950s-1970s

 R&G Co.
67 Mechanic St., Attleboro, Mass
c. 1930, succeeded by Ripley & Gowan Co.
Also made "NuWite" bracelets per an ad in Ettinger's "Popular Jewelry" page 125

PAULINE RADER

REGENCY
circa 1950-1970
(see "Morning Glory Collects Regency".)

 REBECCA COLLINS
contemporary
Dallas, Texas

REBAJES
1932-1967 in USA

REGAL

 REINAD
1922-mid 1950's 
Fifth Avenue, NY, NY
(also made jewelry for Carnegie, Boucher, Eisenberg and possibly Staret)

BEN REIG

REJA
1941-1953
New York, New York  

 RENOIR and SAUTEUR © RENOIR
1946-1964  

RIFAS   

RISA

Original by ROBERT
Fashioncraft Jewelry
Robert Levy
1942-1979 
(copyright symbol used after 1955)

ROMAR QUALITY mark.
Seen on 1930s filigree bracelets.

ROUSSEAU

NETTIE ROSENSTEIN
circa 1935-1975 
(see "Morning Glory Collects Rosenstein".)

Rodi & Weinenberger
German company, Pforzheim region 
1920s Deco pieces
mark on a mesh purse, circa 1920, also seen on a dress clip

SCP sterling mark
unknown maker, thought to be an English mark, found on this unusual brooch:
CLEAR "SCP" England sterling silver with "pastes" (clear rhinestones) flower pin, articulated in 3 sections and has nice movement when worn, it has a safety closure mechanism.   View   View  

S & B.L. CO
S. & B. Lederer Co.
100 Stewart St., Providence, RI
(source: "Jewelry & Kindred Trades, 1915, page 45)

Hallmark of Samuel Jacobs,
Birmingham, England
circa 1897   View  
mark on a chatelaine for eyeglasses

S in a star
unknown maker, seen on circa 1940s jewelry

S.P.S. & Co unknown maker
with English sterling with hallmark for Birmingham

SANDOR
1938-1972
Sandor Goldberger

 PAUL SARGENT ORIGINALS
circa 1930s
Some think this was the same man as the Illinois Impressionist artist, but his art collectors say he never did jewelry.

 SCAASI
circa 1960s

SD Sterling
contemporary maker

SCHIAPARELLI
Elsa Schaiparelli
1931-1973 
(see "Morning Glory Collects Schiaparelli".)

SCHOFFEL
Austria

HOUSE of SCHRAGER
H.M. SCHRAGER & CO., NY, NY
(also maker of Jonne Jewelry)
circa 1925 to 1962 ?

  SCHREINER of NEW YORK
circa 1939-1977
(see "Morning Glory Collects Schreiner".)

SELRO
probably 1950-1960's
(copyright symbol used after 1955)
Paul Selinger
New York City

SILSON
1937-1941 or longer
New York City

SHAKIRA CAINE
London, England
Contemporary

SHERMAN
Canada
1940s to 1980s

  SIMPSON, ADELE
1946-?

SIMMONS
 Robert Fitz Simmons, Attleboro, MA
1875 to 1952
 "Betsy Ross" is just one of Simmon's marks.
Source: Rainwater "American Jewelry Manufacturer's"

SPERRY
SPERRY MFG CO, Providence, Rhode Island
1947- ?
Made Tara Jewelry

SPHINX
England 

STARET
322 South Franklin, Chicago, Illinois
circa 1940-1947
(see Staret Jewelry in Morning Glory Collects)

 STEINER, ERNEST

ST. JOHN
(sometimes viewed upside down and confused with CS)
Contemporary clothing and jewelry

STRONGWATER STUDIO

 JAY STRONGWATER 
contemporary

STYLE METAL
SPEC NY

SWAROVSKI Edelweiss marks

SWAROVSKI "SAL" mark without copyright

SWAROVSKI

SWAROVSKI
made jewelry from 1977-present
used the swan mark from 1988 to present
(See "Morning Glory Collects Swarovski".)

SWOBODA
1955- present
Edward Swoboda original owner, 1955-1978, Los Angeles, California
Nate Waxman worked there 1957-1978 and then started his own Swoboda-like line, still making them today.
Originally sold at better department stores
More Swoboda Jewelry

TAMMEY JEWELS

  TARA Craftsmen Jewelry
Sperry Mfg. Co, Providence, RI
early 1960's

TARA
thought to have been made for Fred Lubwold of 5th Avenue
by DE LIZZA and ELSTER, New York
early 1960's
(See "JULIANA JEWELRY" in Jewel Chat.)

TARA CENTURION

 THELMA DEUTSCH

   THOMAS L MOTT
(TLM in an artist's palette)
England
circa 1930, known best for his butterfly wing & hand painted jewelry
 

TKF and KTF (early Trifari)
circa 1935
(see Trifari Jewelry in Morning Glory Collects)  
(see Trifari Jewelry in Jewel Chat)

TRIFARI crown and copyright mark 
(copyright symbol used after 1955) 

DIANE LOVE for TRIFARI hang tag.

TORTOLANI
1950-1976   
back in business 2002
I am told that Tortolani is still in business as of about 2002 and is again producing the cactus set, roses set, and Zodiac. The only way to tell is that the newer sets have a small triangle near the signature.

 TRUART
1930-50s
The owner of the Truart trademark was the Hingco Co.
on Aleppo St., Providence, Rhode Island

UNICORN
1946-?
New York, NY 

UNCAS Mfg. Co.
company 1911-present
made jewelry under many other names

VVV ??
unidentified mark

VARGAS
1945-present
Providence, Rhode Island

 VENDOME
Coro Company 
1944-1979
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vendome".)

Stephen VAUBEL
1970's-1990's

 VEGA MADDUX
California, c 1970's-1997
Used semi-precious gem stone beads, ivory and enameling in large scaled jewelry.
This mark, which is a hand engraved signature, is faint and hard to photograph.
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vega)

VIGNERI
Frank and Anne Vigneri
Makers of Lucite (Plexiglass) "art to wear" jewelry circa 1982-1994

VOGUE
circa 1935-1975 
New York, New York

VOLUPTE
maker of compacts

LARRY VRBA
1990's-present
(See "Morning Glory Collects Vrba".)

WARNER

 W.B. Mfg Co
Weidlich Brothers Mfg. Co., "Pompeian Gold"
Connecticut & Florence Aves., Bridgeport, Conn.
Makers of turn-of-the-century jewelry caskets, seen HERE.
(Source: Jewelry & Kindred Trades, 1914, page 147.)

W&H in a heart mark
Wightman and Hough, Providence, RI
According to Rainwater's, Wightman & Hough made jewelry from about 1856-1922.
W&H Co "Holiday Suggestions", lockets advertisement

W.L. unknown maker
with English Hallmark for Chester 1885

JJ WHITE, 1933
Patent # 1,933,576
158 Pine St., Providence, RI
E. L Weed, designer; Mark is a "W" in a triangle
circa 1930s, often seen on filigree bangles
Source: 1931 Keystone, page 515

W&SB
W & S Blackinton & Company
 

WEINBERG NY
New York

WMF (Wurttembergische Metal Fabrik) ostrich mark
("OX" is oxidized)
Germany circa 1880-present
Silver plated ware
More information

WEISS
1942-1971 
Albert Weiss  
(See "Morning Glory Collects Weiss".) 

WIESNER
New York

WHITING DAVIS
Mesh bags and purses, jewelry
 

WHITING Manufacturing Co
New York, NY
1866-1926
makers of silver flatware and serving pieces, bought out by Gorham

GORHAM
Made in Canada

WMCA
White Metal Caster's Association
1930- ?

William Comyns
Popular Victorian English silversmith
Circa 1890s

William B. Kerr & Co.
Newark, New Jersey
1880s-1927
bought out by Gorham

WEBSTER CO.
North Attleboro, Mass.
1894-present

MOE
Jackie Weeks, contemporary bakelite jewelry

W.E. Richards Company (AB Group)
1900-present.
William E. Richards
In 1907, Richards sold his shares to Raymond Horton and C.A. Howard.
May 2003- The AB Group, parent company of Legere, has announced the acquisition of the W.E. Richards Company (AB Group) 40 John Williams St, Attleboro, Massachusetts.
Also listed in the 1915 Keystone and Rainwater.

WIESNER
New York

HENRYK WINOGRAD
 After being born in Russia, Henryx Winograd studied in Poland and came to the US in 1973 and  produced wonderful  repoussé jewelry in sterling silver.

WMCA
White Metal Caster's Association
1930- ?

YOSCA
Contemporary

 ZENTALL
possibly 1950's
 

 ZENTALL
(In one example, a paper and foil hang tag on a very simple pewter bracelet reads: "Robert Zentall, American Pewter. This jewelry is made of the finest quality, lead free American Pewter. It's hand finished patina will be accentuated by wear.")
 

Jewelry marks, makers and dates reference list
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