FREE: Vintage Trifari Graduated Red Bead Necklace

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THIS IS A BEAUTIFUL PEICE
MADE IN THE 1950'S

Trifari, Krussman & Fishel of New York is and has been a very well known company, both in the United States and abroad.

They frequently used precious metals in their designs and they paid attention to detail which resulted in lovely costume jewelry that is quite collectible today.

Their mark was first used December 1937. One of their early marks featured a crown above the T and first used in 1939.

If you put your cursor over the pictures shown at the left there is more information about Trifari.

They made a wide range of jewelry including shoe & belt buckles, hat pins, dress clips, barretts, tiaras, cuff links, and of course, necklaces, bracelets, sets, & parures.

They are well known for their 'crown' pins that are still collected today.

Additionally, during WWII they made fine patriotic jewelry like flags, emblems and eagles that was wildly popular.

Two of their top designers were Alfred Philippe & Carl Fiskel.

Gustavo Trifari and Leo Krussman are known as the 'Founding Fathers' of costume jewelry.

They were also the first costume jewelry company to advertise nationally.

Trifari jewelry is high quality and has been very popular throughout the years.

Mamie Eisenhower felt perfectly comfortable to break with tradition and wear costume jewelry to the inaugural ball. To match the First Lady’s pink satin gown (studded with 2,000 rhinestones), Alfred Philippe designed an "orientique" pearl choker with matching three-stranded bracelet and earrings, each laden with eight pearls. Three sets were made: one for the First Lady, a second for the Smithsonian, and a third for the Trifari archives. Mrs. Eisenhower was so pleased with the ensemble that she had Trifari make jewelry for her second inaugural ball in 1957.