Vintage Hollycraft 1953 Multi Color Pastel Almost 8.0" Long Bracelet

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Double your traffic. Vintage Hollycraft 1953 Multi Color Pastel Almost 8.0" Long Bracelet Vintage Hollycraft 1953 Multi Color Pastel Almost 8.0" Long Bracelet This BRaCeLeT is encrusted with an array of PASTEL colored and different shapes rhinestones that HOLLYCRAFT was famous for . The Bracelet measures 8.00" long by 0.75" wide . It has a safety chain, & it is made up of 7- links . The fold over clasp is fitting quite tight. As usual, the larger rhinestones are pronged set and the smaller ones are glued. Front & Back is set in antiqued goldtone color metal in excellet condition. Signed HOLLYCRAFT COPR 1953 All the rhinestones are present and full of fire. Excellent condition Item # 20385a Please examine the pictures, they are also part of the description. All my items are shipped First Class Domestic is Free International Shipping is $5.00 & a dditional item is 0.50 each Priority mail is also available, just ask. Shipping is always combined on multiple won items Please let me know before paying, I will send you one invoice for all your purchases. I am selling my entire Hollycraft Jewelry Collection, please keep watching for "AWESOME HOLLYCRAFT Parure, Demi Set, Figurals, Berries, Flowers, Creatures, Pastel, Opal, ETC HISTORY OF HOLLYCRAFT COSTUME JEWELRY This company began in 1948 as Hollywood Jewelry, but the mark was soon changed to Hollycraft because of possible confusion with Joseff of Hollywood. Known for its quality pieces, Hollycraft is very popular with vintage costume jewelry collectors. Hollycraft designs were sold to jobbers who were then responsible for the production and distribution of the actual pieces. To the delight of present day collectors, Hollycraft pieces from the 1950s were often, but not always, marked with the date of the design. In fact, there are some costume jewelry enthusiasts who collect Hollycraft jewelry only from a specific year! Some of the most popular designs from the 1950s are those using pastel stones of amethyst, aqua, citrine, pink, olivine, etc. in rich and complex patterns. These pieces are done in goldtone metal findings. Because coordinating sets of jewelry were so popular in the 1950s and early 1960s, Hollycraft created wonderful complete sets, or parures, which included necklace, earrings, bracelet, brooch and sometimes a ring. Matched sets are more difficult to come by as pieces get lost or become damaged over the years, therefore they often have an increased value to collectors. The company was sold by founder/designer Joseph Chorbajian in the early 1970s, and manufacture of Hollycraft jewelry ceased sometime in the late 1970s. But with the excellent craftsmanship and designs, the legacy lives on. ************************************************************************************ Hollycraft Designer Costume Jewelry By: Laura Evans The Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing Company, maker of designer costume jewelry, opened for business in 1938 located in New York City. There were three founders: Joseph Chorbajian, an Armenian immigrant; a cousin of Chorbajian whose name has since been lost; and Jack Hazard. The Hollycraft Jewelry name The Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing Company started using the Hollycraft name in 1948, perhaps because of customer confusion between Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing 's jewelry and jewelry produced by Joseph of Hollywood. Hanging tags with Hollycraft on one side and "Created by Hollywood Jewelry Mfg. New York" on the flip side originated during that same year. Hollycraft costume jewelry of the 1950s The heyday for many Hollycraft collectors is jewelry produced during the 1950s. For one thing, Hollywood Jewelry Manufacturing started marking dates on Hollycraft costume jewelry around 1950, making the jewelry easier to identify. In fact, because of the dating process, and the addition the � sign to Hollycraft costume jewelry after 1955, many collectors choose to collect... read more

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