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From Follett
"With price guide"--Cover.;Includes bibliographical references (page 175) and index.;The costume jewelry industry of Providence, Rhode Island. Plastics used in jewelry -- Methods of identifying plastics -- How parts were supplied & molded -- Manufacturing process -- Distribution process -- Selected manufacturers. Coro -- Trifari -- Lisner -- Kramer -- Selro -- Other amazing figurals -- Colors galore. Wonderful white -- Pink perfection -- Ravishing red -- Outstanding orange -- Yes! yellow -- Gorgeous green -- Tempting turquoise -- Best blue -- Praise purple -- Beautiful brown -- Bold beige -- Great grey -- Basic black -- Multiples -- Flecks or confetti -- Styles that sparkle. Bracelets -- Necklaces -- Earrings -- Pins -- Parures & demi-parures -- Novelty jewelry -- The forbidden fruits -- Care, condition, & repair. Offers a comprehensive overview of plastic jewelry from the mid-twentieth century, tracing its history and profiling more than four hundred pieces, with information on pricing, identification, and manufacturer.
From the Publisher
Over 400 beautiful color photographs demonstrate fabulous and innovative jewelry designs from the 1920s to the '60s.
Bold and flashy, sweet and coquettish, stylish and elegant--plastic jewelry is all of these. In a comprehensive study with over 400 beautiful color photographs of fabulous and original jewelry designs, explore the interesting and evolving history of plastics used to make jewelry.
Meet the manufacturers, designers, and even salesmen who created the industry. See dazzling examples from Coro, Trifari, Lisner, Kramer, Selro, and more. Once considered "junk jewelry," Susan Maxine Klein shows that plastic jewelry is truly an art form.