COLLECTOR'S CHAT
the collection of
"Forbidden Fruit" Jewelry

Pat Seal says, "These delightful and fun to wear fruits and vegetables were made in Austria in the 1950s. They were called "Forbidden Fruit" as you can see on the original card. They were made from an Acrylic plastic which go by many trade names, the most familiar one being Lucite which was developed and registered by the DuPont Company in 1937.  I cannot say for sure which plastic was used. I believe that they were made in the 1950s because of the type of earring clip that is used on the back of the earrings.  Regardless of their history, they never fail to get compliments when worn. I often wear several at one time--a sort of jeweled fruit salad."
 

   APPLE 1-5/8" long by 1 3/8" wide pin and 1-1/8" by 1-1/8" earrings set. Pat says, "I think that this is the apple--some want to call it the plum--but the plum
is smaller and looks different".
Courtesy of Pat Seal

BLUE GRAPE 1-3/4" long by 1-1/18" wide brooch.  
Courtesy of Pat Seal

GREEN GRAPE 1-3/4" long by 1-1/18" wide brooch and matching 1-1/8" long by 3/4"wide earrings.
Courtesy of Pat Seal

   LEMON 2" by 1-1/4" pin and 1" by 5/8"
earrings.
Courtesy of Pat Seal

      COLORFUL fruit pins.
Courtesy of Julie Hunt

    ORANGES 2" xby1-1/4 pin and 1-1/8" by 5/8"
 earrings, found appropriately in Florida. 
Courtesy of Pat Seal

   PEAR 2" by 1-1/4" pin.
Courtesy of Pat Seal
 

 PEARS earrings, front and back view.
Courtesy of Cheri Van Hover  
 

  PINEAPPLE 2-3/16" by 1-1/16"
pin.
Courtesy of Pat Seal

   STRAWBERRY 2" long by 1-3/8" wide pin and 1-1/8 by 5/8" earrings.
Courtesy of Pat Seal  

  WATERMELON pin... most unusual!
Courtesy of Lisa Botsko  

EGGPLANT pin and earrings, also very unusual.
Courtesy of Lisa Botsko

RASPBERRY  pin and earrings with fuchsia rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

PINK grapes pin and earrings with white opaque rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

   PEACH forbidden fruit pin with pink rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

   BLACK grapes pin with black rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

  BLACK pear pin with black rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

BLACK blackberry pin with black rhinestones.
Courtesy of Jan Gaughan

 LIME 1-3/4 by 1-3/16"
pin.
Courtesy of Pat Seal

   TOMATO 5/8" by 5/8" pin and a 7/8" x 5/8 diameter pendant that looks like a small pear--it is made the same but may not really be a part of the Forbidden Fruit series.
Courtesy of Pat Seal

  APPLE with rhinestone accents.
Courtesy of Lisa Botsko

CARROT pin with enameled leaves.
Courtesy of  Marjorie Chester