Preserves Online: Cleaning Jewelry

Tuesday 31 July 2012

Cleaning Jewelry

There is very little information about this company. It is believed that they were one of the companies that sold kits to the public. Some of the jewelry is unsigned while others are signed. I think that fact leads to the speculation that the crafted by the public pieces might be the ones without the hallmark. I am not sure. This hallmark is relatively rare. If the piece is signed that is obviously a plus. The signed pieces are becoming quite collectable. California. Founded by Melvin Bernie and Veta Nelson. Began making costume jewelry in 1968. Still a family run company with a current website. Jewelry is usually ornate with a Victorian look. The back are almost as pretty as the front in most cases. It is possible to find unsigned pieces that were originally on cards or had a hang-tag.Jewelry marked Austria or Made in Austria can be found at the high end and the lower end. Most of the higher quality pieces incorporate the highest quality stones. Jewelry has been imported from Austria for decades. In the early 1900s the pieces were mostly made from crystals. Two collector favorites are the fruit pieces and the forbidden fruit pieces