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Jewelry Groups/Educational Sites

Resources
 
Here are some available resources to help you with your learning of vintage costume jewelry.
 
 
 Online Discussion Groups -  
They are free and are for the collectors  who want to learn more on Vintage Costume Jewelry
and share with others .
 
Click to Join the Collecting Miriam Haskell  Group-This Group offers Verification of your unsigned Miriam Haskell Jewelry, and your signed Miriam Haskell. We have a large Photo Archive of th True Works of Miriam Haskell Jewelry we try to Educate the Collector and the beginner of the true works of Miriam Haskell Jewelry. With all the fake Miriam Haskell selling for large amounts of money. Feel safe and more educated with every purchase  then join us and learn
 
This group is designed for collectors and dealers to assist in the verification of the genuine works of Miriam Haskell, and also to acquaint us morefully with the talented designers.The goal of our group is to build archives and a database of the beautiful jewelry manufactured by Miriam Haskell. Our Group has also assembled a photo archive of confirmed Miriam Haskell Jewelry, both Signed and Unsigned. Educating yourself and examining pieces of jewelry that are confirmed or verified as Miriam Haskell will provide you with a starting point.
 
Verify Your Jewelry NO HASSLE
You may also submit images of jewelry you are not sure is DeLizza & Elster, so that these can be verified as Juliana or not Juliana by  Mr. DeLizza, who has generously offered to verify any of his jewelry. Any shared albums will  have no passwords, no requirements, no deadlines, no rules and no hassles.
 

For Those Who Love Vintage Jewelry

No Yearly Fees Ever Charged to Join the Jewelry Ring
All our Archives are available to all Members Free of charge

The Jewelry Ring is an email discussion list for jewelry enthusiasts, experts and historians, collectors, and dealers at many levels, who discuss vintage and vintage costume jewelry in a friendly and welcoming forum. Members are encouraged to join in our in-depth discussions and participate in research about important periods, styles, fashion history and designers.

 
 
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The Vintage Fashion and Costume Jewelry Club is a diverse, international group whose members
share a common interest: collecting vintage costume jewelry.
As a VF&CJ Club Member, you will receive, by postal mail, the Club's informative quarterly Newsletter.
It is filled with interesting articles on all aspects of costume jewelry collecting, such as:
*Interviews with designers - then and now
*Book reviews, in-dept profiles and regional news
*Features on restoration, repairs -- and reproductions
*Information on seekers, sellers, swappers, and much, much more!
 

Jewel Collect

 
Jewelcollect Forums' email list is a live, interactive newsletter, exclusively devoted to discussing collectible costume jewelry. It's free to all subscribers but you must be a subscribed member to post.

Jewelcollect endeavors to join together all lovers of fine collectible costume jewelry for mutual beneficial exchange of ideas, advice, and networking. It is a friendly list, subscription by approval only.

 
Vintage Costume Jewelry Resources
 

Vintage Jewelry Patents
A Research Site for Vintage Patents
Vintage Jewelry Patents website provides Vintage Costume Jewelry Patents from the Victorian era along with Contemporary designers.
Information is continuously being updated and images will  be added as time permits.
 
Patent information has been acquired from the United States patent office. While our main focus is on jewelry, specialty sections exist for Compacts, Pins, Clasps and Fasteners, Lavalieres and Pendants, Rings, Religious items and a category for Victorian - Art Deco Jewelry. There is a Specialty Category with unique items of the respective periods.
 
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RCJ Jewelry Marks© 1997--2007

Jewelry History - Jewelry Research - Jewelry Marks - Jewelry Signatures

Authors:   Dotty Stringfield and Pat Seal
 
 

Educational Resource Sites

 
 
 
All About Jewels
Illustrated Dictionary of Jewelry
 This Site has Pictures of Stones and Metals used in Jewelry
 
This site offers Detailed Photos and Matrix Structures of Semi perious and Perious Stones used in Jewelry
 

 

Learning how to identify Hallmarks .

 

British Patent Number Database

British History of Patent Numbers from October 1852-1915

 

Costume Jewelry Designers & Company Information

Costume jewelry designers and companies that produced costume jewelry for others

 
Amazing Adornments presents The History of American and European Costume Jewelry Designers and Manufactures Including American Modernist Jewelry.

Brought to you by Amazing Adornments.

 
Photo and history of the great jewelry artisan Dominic who worked for many
years as a jobber for Eisenberg and Weiss before designing his own.
Includes photo gallery of his hand made creations. His jewelry can be found in numerous collector books.
Brought to you by Vintage Jewelry Treasures
 

Antiques & Collectibles Research Information and Resources

 

Theoi Project, a site exploring Greek mythology and the gods in classical literature and art. An extensive collection of information of Greek mythology.

The Theoi Project: Guide to Greek Mythology was created and is edited by Aaron J. Atsma.

 
This Site has Picture Archives and Company Information
 

Known for its quality pieces, Hollycraft is very popular with vintage costume jewelry collectors.

Brought to you by Emerald City

 
Kramer of New York, Information & Pictures
Brought to you by Lillys Vintage Jewelry
 
 
Dress, Jewels, Arms and Coat of Arms Material Culture and Self-Representation in the Late Middle ages
(as published by the Central European University)
A list of American Indian Jewelry Books with websites that also have information
 
Hallmarks, Maker's Marks is 925 - 1000.com is the Most extensive internet source for research of silver marks,
Hallmarks, Trademarks and Makers Marks found on Antique and Vintage Silver
 
A Conpendium of Information and Terminology related tot the ornamentation, design, manufacture and History of the Jewelry, Fashion, Perfumes, Textiles and More
 
Website for a Variety of Russian Jewlery Designers
 
Common Styles, Colors & Characteristics of Sherman Jewelry
Brought ton you by The Family Jools
 
A Detailed History of Sarah Coventry Jewelry
 
The Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District
 
Overview of Sterling Silver Nielloware
 
Sparkles Reference, Links to Information, Tips and Guides
 on a wide variety of topics 
 
 

 

 

 
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