FREE: Brush Gold Tone 1986 Artifacts Brooch Male & Female Lions Brand New

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Brand New Artifacts Brooch

1986
Brushed gold tone gold

Lions & loiness

3" long and 1.5" high

Signed on back: JJ

"About JJ - Jonette Jewelry"
JJ is an abbreviation for the name Jonette Jewelry.

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.