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Coro
Almost everyone has a piece of Coro jewelry in their jewelry box. Coro
jewelry is a staple of the vintage jewelry collection as Coro jewelry is
relatively easy to find and usually at an Affordable price. Here's a little
background on the jewelry company and it's products.
Emanuel Cohn started the E. Cohn & Company in New York, New York in
1901, later pairing with German-born Carl Rosenberger and made Coro
signed jewelry. The two men made the world's biggest jewelry
manufacturing plant in Providence, Rhode Island. By 1911 there was some
mystery associated with Emanuel Cohn's departure from the company.
Speculators believe he died on the Titanic, other say he just retired.
Whatever happened to him, it was in 1911 that the Coro jewelry company
was in the hands of Carl Rosenberger. Under his leadership the company
flourished.
Coro opened it's "Jewelry Campus" to prospective students who wanted to
learn the costume jewelry trade. Many graduates of the jewelry campus at
Coro became jewelry designers and model makers at other companies, or
even started their own companies.
Coro jewelry lines ranged from the low priced jewelry at dime stores to very
expensive pieces found in jewelry stores. Coro Jewelry was divided into
four areas: Coro, Corocraft, Coro Pearls, and Coro Teens were all working
to produce jewelry for various markets. Coro made and marketed costume
jewelry under many names including 47 West, Aristocraft, Fashionata,
Paragon, Sterling Craft, Tickled Pink, and Vendome to name just a few of
their registered names. In the 1930's Coro received it's famous design
Patent for Coro Duettes, a two part pin set that could be worn separately or
together as one piece.
By the 1960's Coro jewelry hit an all-time high due in large part to their
quantity, quality, and Affordable prices for costume jewelry. And by the
mid-1960's over half of the production was devoted to earrings.
In 1969 Coro was merged with the Richton International Corporation, and
by 1979 Richton sold to K&M Jewelry, Inc. Late in 1979 the Coro jewelry
plant closed forever.
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unique opportunity to blend shopping with resources on jewelry. We have a lot of unsigned jewelry, and
signed jewelry pieces from designers like Trifari, Coro, Sarah Coventry, Avon, Lisner, Eisenberg, Juliana,
and unsigned jewellery too. We also have a free shipping offer and great customer service. Check us out
and see why we're so much fun to shop!