Designer History
The Hobé jewelry company began in Paris in 1887 when Jacques, a master jeweler, used precious metals and gems. In the early 1920s, Jacques's son William immigrated to the United States and worked selling theatrical costumes. He eventually began producing...
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Coro jewelry, Cohn & Rosenberger, was founded in New York by Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger in 1901/1902 and incorporated in 1913. A factory was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1911 with offices or plants in New York and...
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Henry Bogoff, the designer, emigrated from Warsaw, Poland in 1908 and started the Bogoff Company of Chicago in 1946 after having worked for the Spear Novelty Company. Bogoff jewelry is elegant and fashionable in design, with sophisticated lines, that demonstrates...
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Leru was a Classic Mid-Century American costume jewelry company similar to Lisner and Coro and was in business from 1956 to 1960. They used thermoset plastic, rhinestones and moon glow Lucite set in metal frames. Many of their pieces were featured...
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Founded by designer Louis Kramer and his two brothers, Morris and Henry, in 1943 in New York, Kramer Jewelry Creations continued production until the late 1970s. Noteworthy, from the very beginning of production, this brand’s jewelry has been a great...
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