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Workers made jewelry by hand at various factories in the area. The Providence Jewelry Manufacturing Historic District is a predominantly industrial historic district in Providence, Rhode Island. It covers a roughly 19-acre (7.7 ha) area in the city's Jewelry District, just south of Downtown Providence. While the area began as a residential ...
The town of Attleborough (from which North Attleborough was set off in 1887) has a history of jewelry manufacture dating to the late 18th century. The H.F. Barrows Company was founded in 1854 in Attleborough Falls by Henry Francis Barrows, Sr. The firm passed to his sons Henry, Jr. and Ira, who had this building erected in 1905–06.
It was reformed with new partners as Bailey & Co. in 1841, and on March 1, 1878, again re-established as Bailey Banks & Biddle. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] From about 1852–1862, the company made its own silver; they were principally supplied by Taylor and Lawrie before 1852, and from about 1862–1870, by George B. Sharp . [ 4 ]
Finlay Enterprises Inc. was a holding company based in New York that conducted business through its wholly owned subsidiary "Finlay Fine Jewelry". It was founded in 1887. Finlay Enterprises Inc. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August, 2009. [1] Finlay operated the fine jewelry departments in many department stores.
The three brothers remained with the company until 1990 when they sold it to Lenox. In April 1924, a new one-story factory was completed in the Hampden section of Baltimore. The factory at 800 Wyman Park Driveway was a state-of-the-art building for making silver. Business boomed and construction of a second floor was completed in 1929.
Shane Company or Shane Co. is the largest privately owned jeweler in the United States. [1] The company is a direct diamond, ruby, and sapphire importer that operates 20 retail stores across the US, as well as their website, ShaneCo.com. The company was founded in 1971, and is based in Denver, Colorado. [2]
Best for gemstone jewelry: Shane Co. Best for wedding jewelry: Blue Nile. Best for fine jewelry: James Allen. Best for USA-made jewelry: Allurez. Best for sustainable jewelry: GLDN.
The shop and affiliated Kalo Arts and Crafts Community House, a practicing school and workshop noted for silver and jewelry in nearby Park Ridge, Illinois, were founded in 1900 by a group of six young women who had trained at the Art Institute of Chicago. Clara Pauline Barck Welles (1868-1965) was the group's leader and most notable member. [2]