Corocraft Jewelry Marks

When you are trying to pinpoint the date for your piece of coro corocraft or vendome jewelry it is important to know some key facts.

Corocraft jewelry marks.

Corocraft was one branch opened in england in 1933. The coro mark which is most common was in use since 1919. Size 2 3 4 long 1 1 8 wide in widest point. Coro corocraft vendome makers marks and trademarks.

By 1952 coro maintained showrooms in all the top u s. In general the coro mark. Coro and corocraft jewelry coro cohen rosenberger began early in the 1900 s in providence rhode island. A factory was established in providence rhode island in 1911.

On the back of the brooch it is marked coro in raised letters with a picture of pegasus next to the word coro 1945 mark. Check out our corocraft jewelry selection for the very best in unique or custom handmade pieces from our necklaces shops. Coro jewelry history and marks coro cohn and rosenberger c. During september i will be adding examples and more information.

As for the rhinestones coro craft ads from the late 1940s refer to these as diadem jewels to give its line of cut glass the allusion of royal lineage and status. Both jewelcraft and corocraft were the names used by us company coro. As coro they are familiar to all costume jewelry lovers. I have gathered a list of them here.

In the sixties i can remember that most of the jewellery that i came across was corocraft. Vintage signed coro pegasus silver tone bow brooch 1945 pegasus mark. The jewelry lines and marks. The heyday for coro production lasted through the mid 1950s.

The first 14 are cohn rosenberger inc. On june 24 1943 company changed their name from cohn rosenberger inc to coro inc. When corocraft was the biggest seller for international company coro. For coro corocraft or vendome makers marks and trademarks please refer to the blue buttons above.

Registered 1945 used to 1947. In spite of war and hardships the success of coro marched on. My only conclusion is that many pieces were unsigned and sold only with a pad tag card or box which were named. The co from cohn and the ro from rosenberger i also just noticed that the popular coro pegasus mark was first used in june of 1945.

Whereas most vintage coro pieces were built on metal frames vintage corocraft pins and bracelets were often made of sterling silver or plated in gold. A lot of them apply to other costume jewelry manufacturers of the time too. Vendome 1944 1979 corocraft 1935 1980 and duette are just three examples. Coro jewelry corocraft jewelry early coro jewelry as early as 1901 is marked cr stands for emanuel cohn and gerald rosenberg coro production ceased in 1979 except for coro inc in canada which was still operational in 1990.