The listing, Vintage Krementz leaf pin has ended.
This is for a vintage signed Krementz pin. This pin isn't large but has wonderful details! It is signed Krementz on the back. It is in wonderful condition, no color loss, pin in great working order. I have included a pic of it beside a quarter for size comparison. Please refer to pics for condition
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Krementz was first established by a group of investors with the objective of producing FINE jewelry.
Krementz was known for their real look costume jewelry. Krementz Co. started making men's stud and collar buttons in late 1884 and sometime in the early 1930s they then started making women's jewelry after the collar button went out of style. They produced jewelry mainly studs and collar buttons with the mark of "Krementz" in block lettering starting in 1884. They continued to use the mark at a later date for women's jewelry. The mark of a "umbrella" with double curved handle was first used to mark items in 1896. "Krementz =" in script is their current mark. Their process of high pressure welded rolled gold overlay is one of the best in the business. The costume jewelry was made to look like the real thing and this makes Krementz jewelry fairly easy to recognize to the trained eye and highly collectable. The company is now owned and operated by "The Colibri Group" and continues to produce "Krementz" along with "Van Dell" jewelry. They were located in Newark, NJ. Krementz produced a line of 10k and 14k gold jewelry set with pearls and precious stones in late Victorian and Art Nouveau styles. Their advertisements claimed that their 14k gold overlay was thirty times as thick as the gold in ordinary costume jewelry.
Krementz was never inexpensively priced... Ads that show that in the 50's necklaces were between $20 and 30 dollars!