J *SCRIPT WITHIN A DIAMOND - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOSTEN MFG. CO., OWATONNA, MN SINCE 1913
J *WITHIN A TRIANGLE (LARGE) TRADEMARK FOR R.M. JORDAN & CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1944
J *PRINTED WITHIN A DIAMOND - TRADEMARK FOR JABLOS MFG., NEW YORK SINCE 1904
J *WITHIN A RISING SUN MARK IS TRADEMARK FOR HENRY PAULSON, CHICAGO, ILL. SINCE 1931
JB *WITHIN A TRIANGLE IS MARK FOR JACOBY BENDER, INC., WOODSIDE, NY SINCE 1946
J.D. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR NAT YOUNG, NEW YORK ISINCE 1962
J.H.H. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JAMES H. HALL, PROVIDENCE, R. SINCE 1962
J.J. *JONETTE JEWELRY TRADEMARK SINCE 1930'S. STILL IN BUSINESS IN RI.
JLC *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOHN L. COLE, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
JM *JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR JEWEL MASTERS, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. SINCE 1955
J.M.C. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JAECKEL MFG., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1929
J.M.F. CO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR J.M. FISHER CO., ATTLEBORO, MASS. SINCE 1893 ALSO VARIATIONS WITHIN A DIAMOND.
JR *JOINED LETTERS FORM TRADEMARK FOR JOBE-ROSE JEWELRY, BIRMINGHAM, ALA SINCE 1951
JR *FORWARD AND REVERSE "R"'S WITH OVERWRITTEN
J'S WERE TRADEMARK FOR JOHN RUBEL CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1943.
SEVERAL VARIATIONS.
JRK *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR J & R KOCH, NEW YORK SINCE 1932
JU *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOHN ULLENBERG, CHATTANOOGA, TN SINCE 1940
JABEL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JABEL RING MFG., NEWARK, NJ SINCE 1916
JACCO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR NEWARK JEWELRY MFG., NEWARK, NJ SINCE 1946
JACIEL *COSMETIC MFG. - FACE POWDER 1930'S
JACQUES KREISLER *SCRIPT TRADEMARK FOR JACQUES
KREISLER, NORTH BERGEN, NJ FOR MENS
AND WOMENS JEWELRY SINCE 1941. ALSO SEE KREISLER
JADE *EXTREMELY VALUABLE
STONE TO THE CHINESE AND OTHER PRE-
COLUMBIAN CULTURES. JADE IS VERY HARD, TRANSLUCENT TO
OPAQUE AND VARIOUS GREEN COLORS,AND A MEMBER OF THE
PYROXENE MINERAL FAMILY. IT IS CARVED INTO JEWELRY
AND BEADS AS WELL AS OTHER ORNAMENTATION. THERE ARE TWO
MINERAL TYPES IN THIS FAMILY - NEPHRITE, A SILICATE OF LIME AND
MAGNESIA, HARD, TRANSLUCENT AND PALE GREEN TO BLUISH IN COLOR
AND THE OTHER IS JADEITE, SILICATE OF SODIUM AND ALUMINUM AND
APPEARS FROM WHITE/PINK TO BLUE AND BRIGHT GREEN. THE NAME
"JADE" IS GIVEN TO BOTH OF THESE TYPES. MEDICINALLY JADE WAS
OFTEN POWDERED AND GIVEN BEFORE DEATH TO PREVENT THE
DECOMPOSITION OF THE BODY. IT WAS ALSO BELIEVED TO EASE CHILD
BIRTH, DISSOLVE KIDNEY AND BLADDER STONES. THE NAME NEPHRITE
WAS DERIVED FROM THE GREEK WORD FOR KIDNEY.
JAG *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MIGLIO JEWELRY MFG. , NEW YORK SINCE 1963
JAGUAR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BRUNER-RITTER,
INC., NEW YORK FOR BRACELETS,
CUFF LINKS AND WATCH BRACELETS SINCE 1954
JAIS SCARABE' *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR D.SWAROVSKI
OF AUSTRIA FOR STONES AND GLASS
WITH A VAPOR COATING SINCE 1956
JAN SCOTT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HANK J. OWEN/OWEN CO., MIAMI, FL SINCE 1954
JANNA THOMAS *MEXICAN SILVER DESIGNER ORIGINALLY
FROM NEW YORK AND DESIGNING AT
TAXCO FROM 1965 UNTIL SHE DIED IN 1980. PIECES ARE MARKED "JANNA".
JANTZEN, INC. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JANTZEN, PORTLAND, ORE. SINCE 1950
JAPALNALA *HINDU PRAYER BEADS
JAPANNED *PROCESS OF DARKENING METAL BY IMMERSING
IT IN TO "BLACK JAPAN"
A BY PRODUCT OF COAL. INTRODUCED IN THE 1800'S AND USED PRIMARILY
FOR MOURNING JEWELRY. THEN BECAME POPULAR AGAIN IN THE 1930'S.
JAPONISM *REFERS TO THE JAPANESE INFLUENCE IN
ORNAMENTATION ESPECIALLY USING
PLANT MOTIFS AND THE FLOWING LINES SO POPULAR IN THE ART NOUVEAU
PERIOD.
JARGOW-NIB *THIS WAS A NICKNAME COINED
C.1913 FOR THE POINT PROTECTORS OF HAT
AND STICK PINS, ETC. LAWS WERE PASSED MAKING POINT SAFETIES
MANDATORY FOR ANYONE WEARING THESE PINS.
JASPER *OPAQUE SEMI PRECIOUS STONES IN MANY COLORS.
JASPER IS ACTUALLY
A TYPE OF QUARTZ CONTAINING GRAINS OF IMPURITIES WHICH DETERMINE
THE COLORS. JASPERS HAVE BEEN THOUGHT OF MEDICINALLY THROUGH
THE AGES FROM DRIVING AWAY EVIL TO SNAKEBITES. JASPERS WERE USED
AS AMULETS AND WERE THOUGHT TO BRING RELIEF FROM PAIN.
SOME JASPERS ARE NAMED FOR THEIR DISTINCTIVE PATTERNS - LEOPARD
JASPER, PICTURE JASPER.
JASPER, LEOPARD *JASPER THAT IS PATTERNED WITH
PATCHES OF GREEN, OLIVE, RED, PINK, OCHRE,
YELLOW, ORANGE, BROWN AND BLACK.
JASPER, POPPY *JASPER THAT HAS VARYING PATTERNS
AND SHADES OF RED, BLACK, BROWN,
BEIGE, BLACK AND GREY.
JASPER, RED *JASPER OF AN ORANGE/RED COLOR.
JAYCRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HEIFERMAN & BERGER, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
JAYPOSON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR J. POSNER & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1948
JELLY BELLIES *REFERS TO THE JEWELRY ORIGINALLY
MADE IN THE 30'S & 40'S WITH LUCITE
BODIES OR "BELLIES" THEY WERE MADE BY SEVERAL COMPANIES, AMONG THEM -
TRIFARI AND CORO. THE JELLY BELLY TERM ALSO REFLECTS THE "JELLY BEAN"
WHICH SOMETIMES DESCRIBES THE PREFERRED SHAPE. JELLY BELLIES WERE ALSO
MADE IN "DUETTE" STYLE. THE LUCITE BELLY IS USUALLY CLEAR/SOMETIMES CLOUDY
AND CAN BE FROSTED OR EVEN WITH LIGHT CARVING. A FEW DESIGNS WERE DONE
BY SOME MFG. IN STERLING. REPRODUCTIONS ARE BEING MADE ESPECIALLY OF THE
FAVORITE DESIGNS. OLDER VERSIONS SOMETIMES CARRY A PATENT MARK.
SOMETIMES THE PHRASE "CLEAR BELLY" IS USED TO DESCRIBE THE SAME TYPE
JEWELRY.
JEANNE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARK DOTTENHEIM,
NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY
SINCE 1919.
JEANNE *JEWELRY DESIGNER/MFG. POPULAR IN THE
50'S AND 60'S AND SOLD MOSTLY
IN BOUTIQUE SETTINGS, THESE WHIMSICAL DESIGNS ARE ALWAYS DELIGHTFUL.
GOOD QUALITY METALS AND STONES, NOT MUCH IS KNOWN ABOUT "JEANNIE".
JEMS BY JMS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JMS JEWELRY MFG., BLOOMFIELD, NJ SINCE 1945
JENSEN, GEORG *1866-1935 AND (1904-PRESENT). OPENED
HIS FIRST SILVER SHOP IN COPENHAGEN
DENMARK C.1904 AND BECAME KNOWN THE WORLD OVER FOR HIS ART NOUVEAU
AND ART DECO DESIGNS. HE ALSO PRODUCED FLATWARE AND HOLLOW WARE.
SEVERAL DESIGNERS JOINED HIM - HAROLD NIELSEN, HENNING KOPPEL AND
CHRISTIAN MOHL-HANSEN AND ARNO MALINOWSKI. HIS JEWELRY BRINGS HIGH
PRICES AND IS VERY COLLECTIBLE. A STUDY OF THE MARKS IS RECOMMENDED
SINCE THE TRADITIONAL JEWELRY ITEMS ARE STILL BEING PRODUCED.
JENSEN, JORGEN *SOMETIMES THOUGHT TO BE A COPY
OF GEORG JENSEN, HE IS
ACTUALLY GEORG JENSON'S SON. HE SILVERSMITHED IN GERMANY
AND HAD A SILVER SHOP INSTOCKHOLM FOR 13 YEARS. HE DOES VERY
DANISH MODERN DESIGNS IN BOTH PEWTER AND SILVER AND SIGNS HIS
FULL NAME IN SCRIPT. HE IS VERY COLLECTIBLE IN HIS OWN RIGHT.
JERAY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY RICE-A WEINER & CO., PROVIDENCE, RI.
JERAY *SCRIPT JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY NEW ENGLAND GLASS WORKS, PROVIDENCE, NJ SINCE 1946
JET *LIGNITE. A BLACK SHINY FOSSILISED
COAL USED IN JEWELRY MAKING
AND POPULARIZED BY QUEEN VICTORIA DURING HER MOURNING PERIOD.
THE BEST JET CAME FROM WHITBY ENGLAND BUT WAS ALSO IMPORTED
FROM SPAIN. MEDICINALLY JET WAS THOUGHT BY THE GREEKS IN THE
SECOND CENTURY TO CURE PESTILENCES. THEY ATTRIBUTED JET TO
THE GODDESS "CYBELE", GODDESS OF ALL THINGS NECESSARY TO LIFE
ON EARTH AND IT WAS WORN AS AN AMULET. CHRISTIANS USED JET IN
THE MIDDLE AGES FOR PROTECTION ESPECIALLY IN THE FORMS OF A
HEART OR A CROSS. IT WAS USED MEDICINALLY AS A CURE OF MELANCHOLIA
A POPULAR MOTIF DURING THE ART DECO PERIOD WAS THE BLACK AND WHITE
GEOMETRIC MOTIF. THE AMERICAN INDIANS OF THE SOUTHWEST USED
AMERICAN JET IN THEIR JEWELRY CALLING IT "APACHE TEARS" - ALSO CALLED
BLACK AMBER.
JEWEL BOX, THE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GEORGE R. KENNEY, SIOUX FALLS, S. D. SINCE 1958
JEWEL-GALLERIES *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARCUS & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1943
JEWEL HOUSE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR S.H.CLAUSIN & CO., MINNEAPOLIS, MN SINCE 1955
JEWELART *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JEWELART, EAST PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1946
JEWELCRAFT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1920
JEWELERS DESIGN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JEWELERS DESIGN, NEW YORK SINCE 1961
JEWELETTE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CELIA MASKIT/EMPRESS NOVELTY, NEW YORK SINCE 1957
JEWELFULLY YOURS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1947
JEWELPLAST *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR KANTOR NOVELTY, NEW YORK SINCE 1942
JEWELRLY *IN CONJUNCTION WITH ZODIAC SIGNS WAS TRADEMARK FOR BEN FELSENTHAL, NEW YORK SINCE 1933
JEWELRY COMPANY OF *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF HERMAN S.
KESSLER/GOLD SEAL ENTERPRISES,
AMERICA
BALTIMORE, MD SINCE 1958
JEWELRY DESIGN *THROUGHT THE AGES
JEWELRY DESIGN HAS BEEN ASSOCIATED WITH
LEGENDS AND SUPERSTITIONS. PARTICULAR OBJECTS, PERSONS OR
ANIMALS AND THE WAY THE JEWELRY WAS WORN. FOLLOWING ARE A
FEW OF THE DESIGNS USED AND A FEW OF THEIR PROBABLE USES
WHICH VARY ACCORDING TO THE CULTURE AND RELIGION AND SOME
ARE EVEN CONTRADICTORY!
* ANCHORS - SYMBOLS OF HOPE *** ANT -
VIRTUE
* ANGELS - MESSENGERS OF GOD - PROTECTORS
* ARROWS - SICKNESS
*** BEE - HARD WORK
*BLACKBIRD-SIN AND EVIL *** BUTTERFLY - RESURRECTION
*CAT - LAZINESS ****
CRANE - VIGILIANCE, GOOD LIFE
*CROSS - CHRISTIAN SYMBOL - ATONEMENT, SALVATION
*DOG - LOYALTY, FIEDLITY, GOOD FORTUNE
*DOVE - PURITY, PEACE, FAIRNESS ***
DRAGONFLY - INSTABILITY
*EAGLE -RESURRECTION, DEVIL ***
FISH - PROSPERITY, WEALTH
*FLOWERS - SEE BOOK LANGUAGE OF FLOWERS FOR EXTENSIVE
LISTING
*FOX -CUNNING - DEVIL ***
FROG - FERTILITY
* GRIFFIN - CHRISTIAN SAVIOUR ALSO
DEVIL
* HANDS - PROTECTION, POWER,
FRIENDSHIP, UNITY
* HORSE - SYMBOL OF SUN
IN MYTHOLOGY
* HORSESHOE - GOOD LUCK
* LEOPARD - BRAVERY, MARTIAL ARTS ***
LILY - PURITY
* LION - STRENGTH, DEFENDER OF LAW *** LIZARD-
GOOD FORTUNE
* MOON -SORROW ***
OWL - WISDOM, SOLITUDE,
* PEACOCK - IMMORTALITY, VANITY
* PEOPLE - AS COMMEMORATION - MOURNING,
* PIG -GOOD LUCK
***
ROSE - LOVE
* SERPENTS- ETERNITY, ROYALTY, GOOD LUCK
* SCAROB - REGENERATION, ETERNAL LIFE
* SPARROW - POOR ***
SPIDER - MISERLY, GOOD LUCK
* STARS - HAPPINESS, LONGEVITY ***
SWALLOW - INCARNATION OF CHRIST
JEWELRY PATENTS *SEE PATENTS
JEWELS BY BAZAAR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF LEE H. PELZMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1959
JEWELS BY BERNADETTE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OFJ.B. BERNSTEIN, PITTSBURG, PA. SINCE 1970
JEWELS BY EDWAR *IN CONJUNCTION WITH A CROWN - TRADEMARK FOR JEWELS BY EDWAR, BEVERLY HILLS, CA. SINCE 1956
JEWELS BY JULIO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARNER CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1953
JEWELRY BY ROBERT *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BENJAMIN R. LEVY/IRVING LANDSMAN, BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1937
JEWELS OF JOSANNA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOSANNA, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
JEWELS OF THE SEVEN SEAS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOHN H. STANDEN/GLEN ARBOR, MI SINCE 1953
JEWELS ROYALE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF F-K CO., TULSA OK SINCE 1971
JEWISH RINGS * LARGE PRIMARILY CEREMONIAL RINGS USUALLY KEPT IN THE SYNAGOGUE USED FOR WEDDING CEREMONIES ETC.
JINGLE JANGLE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1958
JINGLE RINGS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1958
JOAN BARI *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY EDISON BROS. STORES, ST. LOUIS, MO SINCE 1958
JO MAR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BARKER & BARKER, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1946
JOCOS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARGARET J. COOK, BETHESDA, MD SINCE 1946
JOCZ, DANIEL *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST.
PREVIOUS DESIGNS HAVE
INCLUDED LARGE SCULPTURAL RINGS AS VISUAL INSTEAD OF WEARABLE
JEWELRY ITEMS. EMPHASIS ON TEXTURES.
JOHN ALDEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR EISENSTADT MFG., ST. LOUIS, MO. SINCE 1942
JOLLY JEWELS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOLLY JEWELS, BALTIMORE, MD SINCE 1946
JOMAZ *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH J. MAZER
& CO., NEW YORK IN THE
(1927-1980) 1940'S AND 1950'S. THE MAZER BROS. ACTUALLY
BEGAN THEIR JEWELRY
BUSINESS IN PHILADELPHIA IN 1917 AS FRANCO-AMERICAN BEAD CO., WHEN
THEY RELOCATED TO NEW YORK CITY THEY BEGAN THEIR COSTUME JEWELRY
KNOWN WITH THE "JOSEPH MAZER" AND "JOMAZ" LABELS. THEIR JEWELRY
WAS ALL QUALITY WITH SUPERIOR STONES AND DESIGNS. ALSO SEE MAZER.
JONETTE JEWELRY *TRADEMARK IS J.J. ACTIVE SINCE 1930'S RI - STILL IN BUSINESS.
JORDAN, BY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR R.M.JORDAN, PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1942
JOSEF *HANDBAG/ACCESSORY DESIGNER/MFG. - BEADED
BAGS - ORIGINATOR
OF "CAVIAR BEADING" 1950'S
JOSEFF &
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOSEFF - HOLLYWOOD, BURBANK AND BEVERLY
JOSEFF OF HOLLYWOOD HILLS, CA. SINCE 1938. EUGENE
JOSEFF WAS KNOWN AS THE DESIGNER OF THE
(1937-PRESENT)
STARS WITH MUCH OF HIS JEWELRY APPEARING IN MOVIES AND AROUND THE
NECKS AND EARS OF THE MOST FAMOUS IN HOLLYWOOD. HE AND HIS WIFE
DIED IN A PLANE CRASH IN 1948 BUT HIS DESIGNS CONTINUE TO BE MADE WITH
THE MARK "JOSEFF" INSTEAD OF "JOSEFF HOLLYWOOD" THAT WAS THE EARLY
MARK. MUCH OF THIS JEWELRY WAS PRODUCED IN PRECIOUS METALS AND
GEMSTONES.
JOUBERT *NY NY; C. 1920'S: "BLUE GARDEN"
JUDY - LEE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BLANCH-ETTE, CHICAGO, IL. SINCE 1958
JUDY LEE JEWELS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BLANCH-ETTE, CHICAGO, IL SINCE 1958
JULE THADS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JULES-THAD CREATIONS, SAN FRANCISCO, CA. SINCE 1945
JULIA 'S NOVEL ART *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JULIA SCHWARTING, HOLLYWOOD, FLA. FOR FANCY SHELL AND FLORIDA JEWELRY SINCE 1945
JULONS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JULONS, NEW YORK FOR SELF-ATTACHING GARNITURES SINCE 1951
JUMP RING *SMALL ROUND CIRCLE FINDING WITH OPENING FOR USE AS A LINK TO OTHER ORNAMENTS.
JUNGER, HERMANN *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1928 IN FRG.
JUNGLE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF CRAFT PRECISION CO., LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1946
JUNIOR MISS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF ZELL BROS., PORTLAND, OR FOR "YOUNG WOMEN'S" JEWELRY SINCE 1944.
JUNIOR PROM *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF D. LISNER & CO., NEW YORK, SINCE 1956
JUNO LITE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF ERIC WEINBERGER,
CLEVELAND OH SINCE 1957