Researching Costume Jewelry   © 1997--2009

Adele Simpson Jewelry by Julia C. Carroll from Costume Jewelry 101

Jewels by Bogoff by Stephen Bogoff

Duettes, Clipmates, Dress Clips & Fur Clips History & Gallery

HAR Jewelry by Dotty Stringfield

Harry Iskin Jewelry History by Carolyn Davis

Hedy and Hedison Jewelry History by Dotty Stringfield

Knoll and Pregizer Jewelry by Robin Deutsch

Les Bernard Jewelry by Ann Mitchell Pitman from Inside The Jewelry Box

Lisner Jewelry by Susan Klein from Mid-Century Plastic Jewelry

For The Love Of Lisner by Susan Klein fromAntiques & Collecting Magazine

Louis Rousselet Jewelry History by Ginger Moro from European Designer Jewelry

McClelland Barclay Jewelry Signatures by Patricia Gostick

Miriam Haskell Jewelry History by Cathy Gordon & Sheila Pamfiloff from Miriam Haskell Jewelry

Three Neapolitan Princes and the Legacy of Pennino by Dotty Stringfield

Pennino Jewelry Gallery

Czechoslovakian Saphiret Glass by Diane DeMango

Selro Unmasked by Susan Klein

The Many Faces of Selro by Kathie Davis

Victorian Names: Then and Now or Where Have All The Susan's Gone? by Susan Klein

Vintage Lapel Watches Article & Gallery

"Decorated Like A Christmas Tree" 1952 Life Magazine Jewelry Article

"Simple War Styles In Costume Jewelry" 1943 New York Times Jewelry Article

Tips On Caring For Vintage Jewelry

Vintage Ads, Galleries, Patents

View Vintage Jewelry Ads

Vintage Jewelry Patents

1956 British Jewellery Leaflet

Vintage Necklaces Styles & Lengths

Vintage Necklace Ends, Clasps & Hooks

Vintage Catalogs, Brochures

1900 Robert S. Gatter Jewelry Catalog

1915 Albert Walker Co. Jewelry Catalog

1923 J.R. Wood Jewelry Catalog

1950 Hobbycraft Jewelry Catalog Do It Yourself

1950 Fuller's Findings Jewelers' Findings Catalog

1965 Tara Fifth Avenue Catalog

1951 Flower Materials Company Do It Yourself

1971 & 1972 Jewelart Inc. Catalogs Make Your Own Jewelry

In early 1998, I published on my website a list of costume jewelry designers and companies, including the jewelry marks and jewelry signatures they used.    Pat Seal and I combined our research efforts in January of 1999, and    "Researching Costume Jewelry"   is the result.      RCJ has been garnered from many books on jewelry history (see bibliography) ,   information shared by fellow costume jewelry enthusiasts,   from untold hours of research Pat has done in periodical libraries,   many hours of online research I have done in following leads on companies, dialogs with people in the jewelry industry and their families.

This costume jewelry research is not comprehensive, and new jewelry information is added when discovered and confirmed.   As jewelry historians, we try to publish accurate information on jewelry history to the best of our knowledge; however, inaccuracies will occur due to possibly faulty memories of the people in this industry, lack of historical records from the jewelry companies and our own honest mistakes.   Dates given are for when a mark was first used, or when it was first seen in ads or articles.

If you have verifiable jewelry information or pictures of jewelry marks that you would like to see included, please   contact Dotty Stringfield.   Credit will be given to all contributors.