FREE: Fairy/Butterfly-ish Brooch

The listing, Fairy/Butterfly-ish Brooch has ended.

Fairy/ butterfly looking brooch. Bought in Chicago years and years ago. Never worn. The maker has its signature on back with (JJ) on back which is by Jonette Jewelry. I found what is posted below on it.

about 3 inches tall.


History of Jonette Jewelry: Start-Up

The JJ company was started by a man named Abraham Lisker. Before he decided on his career path, Mr. Lisker trained as a physician, until he changed directions and entered the jewelry industry, working for several years in Rhode Island. In 1935, he started his own business, “Providence Jewelry Company”, and produced costume jewelry in East Providence, RI.

In 1937, when his brother Nathan joined the business, the name was changed to "Lisker & Lisker". Following the sales success and popularity of their ballerina and mother-of-pearl pins, Abraham Lisker directed the company towards novelty figurals.

When World War II began, Abraham Lisker closed the factory (due to government restrictions and shortages of materials), then enlisted and served a two year tour of duty in the U.S. Army. At the War’s end, the Lisker brothers decided to rename the company, and they combined the names of their parents, John and Etta, to form the name Jonette. Records show that “Jonette Jewelry Co.” was established in 1944, incorporated in the state of Rhode Island.