Jewelry Manufacturer Marks

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 30 Jun 2010  | Spread the word !

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A manufacturer’s mark is any mark that a jewelry maker uses to distinguish his or her pieces of jewelry from those of other manufacturers. A mark is not to be confused with a “hallmark” which actually describes the quality of the metal. The mark often consists of the manufacturing company’s name, or the initials of the designer. Sometimes a numeric symbol or picture is used. Marks appear on both costume jewelry and more expensive jewelry, as well as on both new jewelry and antique jewelry.

One common use of the manufacturer’s mark is to learn more about the history of an older piece of jewelry. Some marks were only used during a certain historical period, for instance. If you can identify one of these marks, you can date your jewelry to within a few years. There are many websites that can help you identify manufacturer’s marks. One of the most comprehensive is Illusion Jewels Presents: Researching Costume Jewelry. This site lists common marks from A to Z. It also features a few interesting pieces of jewelry and delves into their history and their distinguishing characteristics.

If the piece of jewelry you are interested in identifying was manufactured recently, you may be able to find its mark on ModBaubles which identifies modernist American, Mexican, and Scandinavian marks.

If you’re still not having any luck finding the origins or a mark, try typing the word or letters on the mark into a search engine and see what comes up. Online auction sites such as eBay are also excellent places to research the background of a mark.

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The Long History of Jewelry Manufacturing

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 22 Feb 2010  | Spread the word !

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A modern jewelry manufacturer shares a long tradition with craftsmen that goes back to the earliest known human civilizations. Archaeological sites have yielded fabulous jewelry from thousands of years ago, when a jewelry manufacturer had much cruder tools to work with than modern artists do. Fine examples of ancient jewelry come from digs in Egypt and the areas now occupied by modern day Iraq. China and the Americas also have jewelry traditions dating back thousands of years.

Copper and gold were used by early jewelry manufacturers, along with various precious and semi-precious stones such as turquoise and jade. Copper and gold both occur in nature in a relatively pure state and they have low melting points and are easy to shape, so they were ideal materials for early jewelry artists to work with. Even with the simple tools of thousands of years ago, crafters made jewelry pieces with amazing detail and intricate designs that would be the envy of the richest heiress today.

Jewelry manufacturers have also played key roles in history. Early trade between Europeans and Americans included mass manufactured glass jewelry beads moving west in exchange for furs and other American products moving east. Among the most valuable things stolen from the Aztec and Incan empires by Europeans were shiploads of manufactured gold pieces, including dinnerware and fine jewelry.

Due to gold’s almost indestructible nature and intrinsic value, it is one of the most extensively recycled materials on earth. So, that beautiful diamond ring on your finger may contain gold originally mined in Mexico and fashioned into a ceremonial goblet by an early Aztec jewelry manufacturer!

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Looking For A Reliable Jewelry Manufacturer

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 01 Feb 2010  | Spread the word !

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Starting your own jewelry shop is not that hard when you know how to stand out from other jewelry shops. One of the best ways to make sure that your jewelry pieces are one of a kind is to look for a good jewelry manufacturer. If you don’t know any jewelry manufacturer in your area, it is best to do an online search for manufacturers in or near your area or ones that has a guaranteed delivery commitment. In order to know if the manufacturer is trust worthy, it is best to view comments or reviews by other clients of online manufacturers. It is also important to do a background research of that company. One way to determine if a company is strong is by how long it has been in the industry. As assurance that you are dealing with a professional, make sure you have a contract with each other.

If you will be selling the jewelry you ordered from the manufacturers online, it is better to request for pictures of the jewelries that the manufacturer carry. Most of them allows you to post the pictures on your website and then gives you a number of minimum orders you need to place before they serve your order. Most jewelry manufacturer focuses on a specific kind of jewelry. It is best to have a different manufacturer for specific kinds of jewelry. In this way, you will be able to get the best kind of jewelry from different manufacturers giving your clients a bigger variant of good quality jewelry. It is always better to buy bulk from manufacturers because it cuts a big discount compared to buying items piece by piece.

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Manufacturers of Jewelry

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 15 Jan 2010  | Spread the word !

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Many times as you step into a store that sells jewelry at retail, it is very noticeable that the store will have several of the same pieces of jewelry. These are made by wholesale manufacturers. Manufacturers then sell items in bulk to the retailers at low prices. The retailers then mark up the price of the jewelry, and this is what the end customers usually end up paying.

There is a different alternative to this procedure. A person interested in purchasing jewelry may find that if they research on the internet they will find many wholesale manufacturers which can offer these discounted prices to a customer, therefore, bypassing the retail stores all together.

It is best to research for wholesale manufacturers online then contact them to see if they sell to the public. Not all wholesale manufacturers do sell to the public for tax purposes. If a wholesale manufacturer sells to the public they then become responsible for taxes for sales made to the public. This causes the price of the jewelry to go up; however, the cost increase from a wholesale manufacturer is likely to be less then a retail outlet.

Buying direct from a wholesale manufacturer is a smart way to save some money and still receive the same thing you would have purchased at a retail store. It’s a great way to save the extra money for a vacation or that next holiday season. It is a great way to get a beautiful piece of jewelry for special someone in your life or for a special relative.

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High Quality Jewelry Manufacturers

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 17 Aug 2009  | Spread the word !

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Many of the retail jewelry outlets that you see will have jewelry that was made in large quantities. These are made by wholesalers or jewelry manufacturers that will often sell the jewelry to retailers at a very low price then the retailer will markup the price to really profit off of consumers like you. If you really do not want to pay such high prices for the jewelry that you need, make sure to look online for various options that you could take advantage of. Make sure to look into the various options that you have available to really save money on your purchase. Many of the jewelry manufacturers will be able to sell you single pieces directly and this will mean that you can get the same great savings that the retailers get when they purchase the items directly from the manufacturer. Of course the items you purchase may be of better or worse quality than those found in retailers because every natural gem is different!

Make sure that you take the time to really look into the options that you need when you decide to purchase from a jewelry manufacturer. These jewelry manufacturers will often want to sell any excess items that they have that were not bought by a retailer for a very low price. Make sure that you take advantage of the available items by purchasing in large quantities or simply to satisfy your need for a single piece. These great jewelry manufacturer items are going to cost much less than you would find at a retailer and you will be surprised to find out why. Many of the jewelry manufacturers will simply charge you the costs of the materials and a small portion of what it cost to manufacture the item!

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The Internet Makes it Easy to Find Jewelry Manufacturers

Filed under: Jewelry Manufacturer - 04 Mar 2009  | Spread the word !

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I still remember the days when you had to use the phone book to find everything. I know that everyone likes to use the phrase “the good ole’ days,” but I for one definitely think that life is a lot better know thanks to the influence of technology. People can complain about technology all that they want, but I definitely think it has made our lives a whole lot easier.

To give you an example, I recently had to track down a specific jewelry manufacturer to ask them a question. Now, before computers and the Internet were around, this would have been a major pain. Since they aren’t a local jewelry manufacturer, I would have had to go out of my way to track them down. However, thanks to the Internet, all I had to do was pull up Google and type in their name. In less than a minute, I was on their web site and found the phone number I needed to contact them. I got a hold of them as soon as I called, and in less than ten minutes from the time I started, I had a concrete answer to the question that I had needed to ask!

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