APRIL 2001
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COLLECTIBLE JEWELS NEWSLETTER & UPDATE NOTIFICATION
"Jewelry Spanning 100 + years...into the Millennium.
Charlotte Cicale
char@collectiblejewels.com
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IN THIS ISSUE
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=> Welcome SPRINGTIME!
=> Jewelry History - Life During Wartime
=> Designer Spotlight - "Harry Iskin"
=> Did You Know?
=> Jewelry Update and Sale...
=> Feedback from members
=> Classified Ads
=> Personal Tidbits
=> Subscribe/Unsubscribe information
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WELCOME SPRINGTIME!
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Just a quick note to wish you all a sunshine filled
Springtime!
Springtime is returning, the winter cold and grey,
With snow and nipping frost will soon have passed away.
Birds sing in the branches where budding leaves are seen,
And every dusky hedge is tinted o'er with green.
Now no more afar is heard the hunter's winding horn,
And with care the farmer guards his fields at early morn;
Springtime is returning, the winter cold and grey,
With snow and nipping frost will soon have passed away.
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JEWELRY HISTORY
Life During Wartime
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'Sweetheart Jewelry' kept the home fires burning! by Don Kader
No one is sure just when it began, but members of the Roman Legions
are believed to have given mementos of their service to their wives, sweethearts,
and significant others while fighting for their emperor. These baubles probably
the shape of coins from conquered territories strung together to form bracelets
or drilled for use as pendants. And the people who wore these items likely took
pride in showing that they cared about their loved ones away at war.
Centuries later, "sweetheart jewelry," as it has become known, proliferated
with each succeeding military confrontation and in nearly every country
engaged in these confrontations. During the Civil War, for example, gold pins and
rings engraved with regimental crests appeared, as did items fashioned from
cannon balls and shell casings that became known as "trench art."
(An example of TRENCH ART can be found HERE.)
But it wasn't until World War I that sweetheart jewelry and other war related items
capturing the spirit of patriotism appeared in great quantity. Most of the items were
massed produced, but many were handmade one-of-a-kind pieces distinctively
designed for that person dearest to the serviceman's heart. For the collector,
these unique items are a real find.
World War II signaled the apex of sweetheart and patriotic items with literally
thousands of various pieces being available. Clothing and accessory manufacturers
were strictly regulated as to the amount of material they could use to fashion
wearing apparel, especially women's wear. Jewelry manufacturers took advantage
of these restrictions by offering pins, earrings, bracelets, lockets, pendants,
and a preponderance of other service-oriented fashion items. Thus, women
could "dress up" their rather drab wartime ladies' wear while at the same time
saluting and honoring their loved ones in the service and displaying their
patriotism.
Sweetheart items have been fashioned of gold, sterling silver, aluminum, brass,
bronze, base metal, mother of pearl, tortoise shell, wood, Bakelite, plastic, and
fabrics-in fact, almost every malleable material has been used in producing these
wondrous pieces. Some items are oriented to a particular branch of the service
(i.e. Air Force, Army, Navy, Marines, Coast Guard, Merchant Marine, WAAC, WAVE)
while others reflect the specialty armored engineering, infantry, military police, seabees,
submarine service, quartermaster, etc.). Seemingly there is no end to the various
combinations and categories that have been depicted on sweetheart jewelry.
....to be continued in NEXT ISSUE.
Collector and author Don Kader has an area of Sweetheart Jewelry on the website. Feel free
to email him with any questions you might have.
http://www.collectiblejewels.com/DKSweetheart.html
mailto:donkader@flash.net
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DESIGNER SPOTLIGHT "Harry Iskin, Philadelphia PA"
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Harry Iskin, Philadelphia Pa. Succeeded by Iskin Manufacturing Company between 1931 and 1943.
Manufacturers of Masonic charms, society emblems, class pins, trophies, medals in white gold and
platinum mountings. Often the Hallmark is mistaken for International Harvester, but when you see a
Harry Iskin logo, you'll know who it is. http://www.collectiblejewels.com/harryiskin.html
Harry Iskin produced jewelry mostly during the 1940's stylized retro period and his jewelry has become
very collectible and harder to find. Harry Iskin jewelry can be seen in the book "Forties and Fifties Popular Jewelry"
by Roseann Ettinger.
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Green gunk is serious! Take Action!
The green gunk on costume jewelry is called verdigris.
It is corrosion caused by moisture.
It can spread throughout a piece as well as to other pieces stored with the
"sick" one.
It can eventually destroy an entire piece.
Do not store pieces in air tight plastic bags as moisture can become trapped
in there and cause this problem. After cleaning pieces, especially those with
rhinestones, dry, dry, dry. Remaining moisture can get trapped between the
stones and setting causing verdigris (green gunk).
A piece that already has verdigris can be helped by using a mixture of one
tablespoon of salt and one tablespoon of vinegar in very hot water. An old
soft toothbrush is a good tool to use to get the solution into the crevices.
Then ,dry, dry dry. A blow dryer or fan set on "low" is good.
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REVIEW:
JEWELRY UPDATE/SALE
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IF you wish to skip past the 'splash' page...BOOKMARK:
http://www.collectiblejewels.com/indexframes.html
SHORTCUT: NEW ITEMS PAGE ONLY can be found at:
http://www.collectiblejewels.com/New.html
This above URL is a list of the great new additions to the
website. As you will see, I've changed the format to make it
easier to peruse. Now instead of clicking on the small pictures...
just click on the CATEGORY and you'll go to the page with those
items.
New items in the following categories:
1910-1930
1940's
1970's & 1980's
CRYSTALS
ESTATE
HARRY ISKIN
MISC ITEMS
PEARLS
FLORAL ITEMS
EARLY PLASTICS
RICHELIEU
RUSSIA
SALE & NEW ITEMS
STAR
STICKPINS
SYMMETALIC
VICTORIAN
GERMANY
CELE'S HANDMADE ITEMS
Please VISIT:
Cele's Jewels GIFT IDEAS! Handmade jewelry at REASONABLE prices! Most made from Vintage beads and findings.
Collectible Jewelry 2001 SPRING CLEARANCE SALE!
EVERYTHING including the SALE PAGE 15% OFF the price shown from now until May 1st, 2001!
However, you MUST MENTION this sale when ordering... for this is for my jewelry members ONLY!
(EXCEPTIONS: no consignment, books and handmade items are on sale)
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Feedback Forum
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Charlotte, I wanted to send you a note thanking you for the good care and
the "extras" you placed with my order. My wife was very pleased with all of
the jewelry. It was a pleasure doing business with you. Se has asked for
your website so I hope a haven't creatred a monster! Thanks again.
--Bret F.
Hi Char, I loved all the jewelry! Thank-you for all the extras! I love all the earrings!
My seventeen year old daughter really is starting to get excited about old jewelry too.
She said she was going push me down the stairs so she can have all my jewels, of course
she was only kidding. (I hope!) We had lot of fun getting your package. Do you treat all you
customers this good or am I special ? The coral beads are really interesting. I haven't found
any like them before. I'll be back. Thanks again!
Marsha F.
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PERSONAL TIDBITS
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I've been so busy that this newsletter has fallen WAY behind schedule.
Please do forgive me! However, I'm going to try and do this monthly as
I had originally planned because I just have so much great jewelry info
that I'd love to share with you.
I'm also taking submissions for jewelry articles... if you have information
you'd like to share with others...(Cleaning tips, hot fashion looks, designer info, etc)
anything to do with collecting jewelry... please feel free to email me and I'll send
you a sweet jewelry item as a thank you.
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