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Jewelry Patents Eisenberg
| Information about the jewelry companies comes from personal contacts and materials, old versions of "The Keystone Jewelry Trade Book" or "American Jewelry Manufacturers" by Dorothy T. Rainwater. |
F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,436 pin Florence Nathan | EISENBERG bow brooch, a newer version of the one shown in patent No. 132,436. Courtesy of Bobye Syverson | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,446 pin Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,437 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan |

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| NOTE: As I understand it, Florence Nathan was the assistant to, and eventually married, the owner of the company that manufactured Eisenberg jewelry. Her name is on the patents, but she did not actually do the design work. |
F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,438 pin Florence Nathan | EISENBERG brooch as shown in patent No. 132,438. Courtesy of Bobye Syverson | PURPLE and clear rhinestones unsigned brooch. This is NOT an Eisenberg, but is so very similar. It is a good example of why we must be very careful in identifying unsigned pieces by patents drawings. View View #Y16553 | |
F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,451 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,452 pin Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,455 pin Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,439 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan |
Regarding the attribution of the Florence Nathan patents to Eisenberg Jewelry, Jim Katz says, "On page 179 of Brunialti’s book, A Tribute to America, there is a February 1942 Vogue advertisement. Under the ad the Brunailti’s state, "Eisenberg jewelry designed by Florence Nathan." Two of the patents are identical with two of the pieces in the ad, items "H" (bow pin) and "D" (bracelet). Even though the ad states "Eisenberg Ice" in its title, inside it says, "Each Piece Hallmarked Eisenberg Original". Also the patents were all filed together and granted in May of 1942. Bobye Syverson says that Florence Nathan was not actually a designer, but was the wife of the owner of Manhattan company Fallon and Kappel who manufactured Eisenberg jewelry at the time. Florence was the assistant to Mr. Kappel. In 1943, Florence married Murray Silverman, who joined F&K shortly after World War II and was in charge of production. When Mr. Kappel became sick in the late 40s, the Silverman’s bought the business from him. (This information is from a VFCJ Newsletter interview with Ruth Kamke, the Eisenberg designer.)
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F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,443 pin Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,444 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,445 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,447 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan |
F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,449 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,454 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,456 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | |
EISENBERG ORIGINAL fur clip with graduated round clear rhinestones set in silver tone, slightly s-curved for a dramatic look, circa 1942,3-3/4". View #E65120 | EISENBERG patent 132,457 date 1942 for the fur clip shown at the left. F. NATHAN, 1942 probably for EISENBERG No. 132,457 pin (fur clip) Florence Nathan | |
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