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            Researching Costume Jewelry History, Companies and Signatures -“C”
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            The History and Marks of Coro Jewelry

            Published by Mark Lewis on August 24, 2019
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            Coro Jewelry History and Marks

            CORO/COHN AND ROSENBERGER c. 1900-1979

            Coro jewelry, Cohn & Rosenberger, was founded in New York by Emanuel Cohn and Carl Rosenberger in 1901/1902 and incorporated in 1913. A factory was established in Providence, Rhode Island in 1911. With offices or plants in New York and Providence, at times they had a presence in Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Miami, Toronto, England and Mexico as well. Great Britain mechanical patents have been found in the name of Corocraft from 1961 until 1969, which documents actual production in England (courtesy Mary Walden-Till).

            Cohn died in 1910, but the name remained Cohn & Rosenberger. The corporate name “Coro” was adopted in 1943. Rosenberger died in 1957, and his son Gerald, who succeeded him, died in 1967.

            In 1969, the family sold 51 percent of the Coro stock to Richton, Intl. Corp., who bought the remaining stock in 1970. Richton also owned the Oscar de la Renta brand. By 1979 all the Coro companies, except the Canadian company, were bankrupt. It was sold to a South American company in 1992 and also went bankrupt.

            Gene Verri, who died in 2012, was the head designer and personally responsible for many, many of Coro’s famous designs. Adolph Katz signed many of the patents only as a representative of the company, but he was not the designer of those pieces. Information confirmed by Ron Verri, Gene’s son, in September, 2005.

            Designers for Coro according to Brunialti:
            Gene Verrecchia [Verri] –1933 to the end of the 1963 (He and his son Ron founded Gem-Craft, which is still in business as of 2019).
            Charles E. Pauzat–1939-1940’s
            Oscar Frank Placco –1934-1945?
            Robert Geissman–1938
            Sidney Pearl–1941
            Carol McDonald–1940
            Lester Gaba–1941
            Marion Weeber –1940-1941
            Victor di Mezza–1950

            **According to Jim Katz, the first instance of Coro necklaces using a J hook is July 15, 1948 as noted in patent record research.

            Coro manufactured most of their own jewelry. However, when needed, they would have other companies make some of their jewelry. Hedison manufactured some jewelry for Coro. Catamore manufactured all Coro’s “precious metal” jewelry, until about 1970 when Coro started making their own.


            MARKS:

            Mark:   C and R     Courtesy Dianne Lavenburg (from 1922 TradeMarks of the Jewelry and Kindred Trades — Jewelers’ Circular)

            Mark:   flying horse-Pegasus- mark used alone-no name 1939
            Mark:   47 West 1965      Courtesy Plenty O’ Jewels.
            Mark:   A Coro Original — script 1947
            Mark:   A MASTERPIECE OF FASHION JEWELRY 1943

            Mark:   Ajusta 1948
            Mark:   Alice-In-Wonderland Dec. 1933
            Mark:   Almanac of Life 1954
            Mark:   Americana 1936   
            Mark:   Ancestral 1930
            Mark:   Andre’ 1937
            Mark:   Andre’ hair fashions 1937
            Mark:   ANDREE RUPERT JEWELRY (on fancy barbell) 1937

            Mark:   Arista 1954
            Mark:   Aristocrat 1950
            Mark:   As you Like It 1939
            Mark:   Atomic 1945

            Mark:   Black Beauty 1946
            Mark:   Blithe Blossum 1956
            Mark:   Blue Danube 1929
            Mark:   Calypso 1957

            Mark:   Carraca 1940
            Mark:   Cellini(script) 1942     Courtesy RCJ from US Trademark site
            Mark:   Charmers 1959
            Mark:   Chatter Pins 1948

            Mark:   Cherubin 1956
            Mark:   Chruchill Downs 1960
            Mark:   Cleopatra 1959

            Mark:   Clip-Ease 1941
            Mark:   Clouddrift `950

            Mark:   Cocktail Set 1947
            Mark:   Collegiate 1940
            Mark:   Color a la Carte 1959
            Mark:   Colorama 1954
            Mark:   Colossus of Rhodes, Greese, Coro     Courtesy Penny Whitlow

            Mark:   Constellation 1946
            Mark:   Contessa 1952
            Mark:   Coquette 1948
            Mark:   Corel 1971     Courtesy RCJ

            Mark:   Coro hangtag     Courtesy Linda Heberling

            Mark:   Coro(script at angle) 1919
            Mark:   Pegasus figure 1939

            Mark:   Pegasus figure beside empty rectangle 1945
            Mark:   Coro with “R” inside a square     Courtesy Terri Carl

            Mark:   Coro-script-no angle-different font 1919     Photo courtesy Di Kemp.

            Mark:   Coro, Des. Pat. Pend.     Courtesy RCJ

            Mark:   Foil tag        Courtesy Lyn Peightal

            Mark:   Coro (scrip at angle in rectangle with Pegasus beside) 1945          Photo courtesy .
            Mark:   
            Mark:   After 1955   ,     Courtesy Mike Friedrich

            Mark:   Coro – heavier Script at angle — 1940       
            Mark:   CORO, Inc.–photo by Cindy Amirkhan  
            Mark:   April Daisy, White Sapphire, Coro – pre-1955    Courtesy JC Burr

            Mark:   CORO-CLAD 1965

            Mark:   Coro CRAFT (Coro- script, CRAFT- printed; in rectangle     Courtesy Gayla Esch

            Mark:   Coro CRAFT (Coro- script, CRAFT- printed; in rectangle, Pegasus beside) 1938
            Mark:   Corocraft(script at angle in rectangle with Pegasus beside) 1933–1979; [sterling prior to 1950]
            Mark:   Coro Craft-both in script-tall script 1935

            Mark:   Corocraft (in script), Pat. Pend; c. 1954    Courtesy Diane Hanselman
            Mark:   Corocraft (in script), Des. Pat. Pend.   Courtesy Mary Ann Docktor-Smith

            Mark:   Corocraft in script          Courtesy Evelyn Phillips     Courtesy Erik Yang
            Mark:   CoroCraft Sterling with flying Pegasus     Courtesy Beth Rowlands.       Courtesy Simply Sharon.

            Mark:   Coro Craft Sterling – early to mid 1940’s     Courtesy Sande Kattau

            Coro-Craft Sterling bag     Larger view  Courtesy Frances Rosenau

            Mark:   Coro Craft Sterling      Photo courtesy ID: duplicated – Patti Matijevich.

            Mark:   Coro Creations by Francois 1937
            Mark:   Coro Duette      Courtesy ID: duplicated – Patti Matijevich.

            Mark:   Coro Duette      Courtesy justabunchofwildflowers.

            Mark:   Coro Duette       Pat. No. 1798867    Photos courtesy Gayla Esch.

            Mark:   Coro Elegante-different font 1944

            Mark:   Coro Fashion Watches 1958 (first “o” has a watch face)
            Mark:   CORO-KLAD 1965

            Mark:   Coro(script) Radiance (all on square tag) 1932
            Mark:   Coro Silvo     Courtesy Jan Cox

            Mark:   Coro Supreme-script-different font –1943
            Mark:   Coro-Teens 1940
            Mark:   Hand-Made by Coro, STERLING CRAFT (on ends of bar-bell looking mark) –1941
            Mark:   Corochrome –1957
            Mark:   Corograms–1922

            Mark:   Corolite (in a circle) 1923
            Mark:   Corolite     Courtesy BeeGee McBride
            Mark:   Coro Magic -script 1960
            Mark:   Coro Mexico — 1943 — 1950 Coro contracted Taller Borda Silversmiths, owned by Hector Aquilar     Photo courtesy Susan at Eureka.

            Mark:   Coro MEX Silver    Courtesy Debra Rothpan

            Mark:   CORONATION 1965

            Mark:   Coro Originals(delicate script) 1947
            Mark:   Coro Silver in circle shape with MEX inside.   Info courtesy Arnie V.

            Mark:   Coro Sterling – (Coro script, Sterling block print)   
            Mark:   Coro Sterling   

            Mark:   Coro Sterling – (Coro script, Sterling block print)     Courtesy Jim Katz

            Mark:   Coro Ster.     Photo courtesy Jim Katz.

            Mark:   Coro Teens      Courtesy Gloria Barnhart

            Mark:   Coroteens-script 1951    Larger view   Photo courtesy Simply Sharon.

            Mark:   Corotots — script at an angle 1941
            Mark:   Court Jester 1955
            Mark:   Crowing Glory script with crowa a-top the “C” & “G” 1965
            Mark:   CZARINA 1950

            Mark:   Daily Double 1951
            Mark:   Day and Night 1940
            Mark:   Debutante(italics) 1935
            Mark:   Debutante 1935
            Mark:   Deamboat (script) 1959
            Mark:   Duette 1929

            Mark:   Ear Charmers 1956
            Mark:   Electra Trisemble 1931
            Mark:   Elegante’ script 1948

            Mark:   Elite(script) 1948
            Mark:   EMPRESS EUGENIE(straight print-other companies also used variation of this) 1930
            Mark:   Fashion Flair(script) 1957
            Mark:   Fashion Square 1931
            Mark:   Fashionata(script) 1960

            Mark:   Fire Bird 1963
            Mark:   FLUID LOOK 1959
            Mark:   FLUTTERBYS 1963

            Mark:   for that priceless look 1944
            Mark:   Francois(script) 1937 – c. 1960     Photo courtesy David Pritchett.
            Mark:   Futura 1953
            Mark:   Futurama 1953
            Mark:   Galaxy 1949

            Mark:   Giftpak 1953
            Mark:   Glamor 1940
            Mark:   Glamour(script) 1941; renewed in 1976, now dead     Courtesy RCJ
            Mark:   Glamour Magic         Larger view

            Mark:   Glamourcraft (script) 1958
            Mark:   Glitter Bobs(script) 1956
            Mark:   Golden Rod script 1926

            Mark:   Grandeur (script) 1950
            Mark:   GROTTO BLUE 1926
            Mark:   Harlequin 1928

            Mark:   Hi Jinks by Coro( on a bar-bell-like mark) 1940
            Mark:   Imperial Bouquet 1931
            Mark:   Jewelcraft 1920; mark now owned by Gem-Craft     Courtesy Annekins Quick
            Mark:   Jewelcraft(at angle) 1920; was still being used during the 1950’s with Pegasus
            Mark:   Jewelcraft England was still being used during the 1950’s with Pegasus     Courtesy Fred Pell

            Mark:   Jewelfully Yours 1947
            Mark:   Jewels by Francois (Francois in script) 1937

            Mark:   Jingle Jangle 1958
            Mark:   Jingle Rings 1958
            Mark:   La Belle 1963
            Mark:   Liberty 1934

            Mark:   Lovable (script) 1057
            Mark:   Love-Link 1934

            Mark:   Love Locket 1953
            Mark:   Lucky Buck (script) 1959
            Mark:   Lustralite (script) 1950
            Mark:   Made in Canada — pieces made in Coro’s Canadian factory were marked such. They were made for Birks, but were probably sold in other major department stores.  Info courtesy Robin Deutsch.  CAUTION – not all pieces marked “Made in Canada” are Coro.

            Mark:   Made in Mexico—- Hector Aguilar –1943 to 1950 words inside a circle: around the top     Photo courtesy Luda Tovey.
            At the top–“Made In Mexico”, at the bottom–“Silver”, in the middle–“Coro”
            Another Made in Mexico     Photo courtesy Connie Gumtow .
            Mark:   Magic Eye (script) 1938
            Mark:   MAGICLIP straight letters 1950
            Mark:   Magi-Clip script 1960     Courtesy Pam Leeds

            Mark:   Mah Jongg 1923
            Mark:   Maharani Mid-Eastern look print 1935
            Mark:   Maharani script 1937

            Mark:   MAMIE 1952
            Mark:   Mantelet Medieval print 1949

            Mark:   Memories of Life (script) 1954
            Mark:   Meringue 1942

            Mark:   Metalite (script) 1929
            Mark:   Millionears script 1949
            Mark:   Moonbeam by Coro 1941

            Mark:   Moonbeam 1956     Photo courtesy Manon Kavesky
            Mark:   Moonrays 1956
            Mark:   Music Box 1923
            Mark:   Night Owls 1944
            Mark:   Norseland 1940’s     Photo courtesy Luda Tovey.     Courtesy Cindy Amirkhan

            Mark:   Our Little Darling 1946
            Mark:   PADDOCH by Coro ( on a bar-bell) 1941
            Mark:   PAINT-BOX 1937

            Mark:   Paragon (script) 1946
            Mark:   PERSONETTES 1950

            Mark:   Pinafore
            Mark:   Prestige (script) 1948
            Mark:   Queen Bees 1943
            Mark:   Quick-Trik
            Mark:   Quintette (script) 1938
            Mark:   Quivering Camellia (script) 1939
            Mark:   Rambling Roses (script) 1944
            Mark:   Rapture by Coro (on shield) 1942

            Mark:   Raven 1963
            Mark:   Regala (script) 1948
            Mark:   Romantic 1931
            Mark:   Round The Clock 1956
            Mark:   SCINTILLA 1933

            Mark:   Smart Set (script) 1935
            Mark:   Smart Set (block print)      Photo courtesy Judi Bollen.

            Mark:   Soda Set (script) (pic of a soda w/straw beside) 1957
            Mark:   Softouch (script) 1959
            Mark:   Southern Belle (script) 1940
            Mark:   Splendor (script) 1948
            Mark:   STERLING CRAFT, Hand-Made by Coro (on ends of bar-bell looking mark) –1941

            Mark:   Sterling Craft by Coro (inside oval set side-ways, “Sterling Craft” around top, “by Coro” around bottom)     Courtesy Vera Battemarco
            Mark:   Sterling S. Coro     Photo courtesy Jim Katz.
            Mark:   Stocking Stuffer 1957
            Mark:   Styled to Beautify script 1938
            Mark:   Sublime (script) 1948
            Mark:   SUNBEAM 1927

            Mark:   SUN-KISSED 1929

            Mark:   Supreme (script) (written at angle) 1948
            Mark:   Teen-O-Grams 1958
            Mark:   TEMPLE BELLS 1964

            Mark:   Tempt Me 1963
            Mark:   The Angel of Love 1952
            Mark:   The Avenue 1925
            Mark:   Thorobreds 1942
            Mark:   Tickled Pink (script) written at angle 1958
            Mark:   Travelogue 1957
            Mark:   Trio Tricks 1951
            Mark:   TRIQUETTE 1937
            Mark:   TWEEDBEADS 1960

            Mark:   Twin Tones 1954
            Mark:   Valiant 1948
            Mark:   Vanity Fair 1945
            Mark:   Vendome 1944 — 1970     Photo courtesy Jo-Ann Sturko.

            Mark:   Vendome with copyright, after 1955    
            Mark:   H-A©Vendome     Courtesy justabunchofwildflowers

            Mark:   Wafer 1935

            Mark:   Whirlaway 1949
            Mark:   Wood Nymph 1963
            Mark:   Worn The Most From Coast to Coast 1940

            Mark:   Sterling 12C    Courtesy Joe Weingarten.  Coro was issued this trademark & was required to mark items they made for sale to US Military. This was issued after 1965

             

            BIBLIOGRAPHY

            PAT SEAL: research files
            DOTTY STRINGFIELD: research files
            BOBYE SYVERSON: research files.
            A TRIBUTE TO AMERICA by Carla and Roberto Brunialti
            AMERICAN COSTUME JEWELRY by Carla and Roberto Brunialti
            AMERICAN JEWELRY MANUFACTURERS by Dorothy T. Rainwater
            COLLECTIBLE COSTUME JEWELRY by Cherri Simonds
            COLLECTING COSTUME JEWELRY 101 By Julia Carroll
            COLLECTING COSTUME JEWELRY 202 By Julia Carroll
            COLLECTING RHINESTONE COLORED JEWELRY by Maryanne Dolan
            COPPER ART JEWELRY by Burkholz and Kaplan
            COSTUME JEWELRY A PRACTICAL HANDBOOK AND GUIDE by Fred Rezazadeh
            COSTUME JEWELRY (2nd Ed.) by Harrice Simons Miller
            EUROPEAN DESIGNER JEWELRY by Ginger Moro
            INSIDE THE JEWELRY BOX By Ann Pitman
            LUCILLE TEMPESTA: owner-publisher of the Vintage Fashion & Costume Jewelry Magazine
            MASTERPIECES OF COSTUME JEWELRY by Ball and Torem
            MID-CENTURY PLASTIC JEWELRY By Susan Klein
            MIRIAM HASKELL JEWELRY by Cathy Gordon and Sheila Pamfiloff
            OLD JEWELRY by Jeanenne Bell
            WARMAN’S JEWELRY 2nd Ed. by Christie Romero
            WARMAN’S JEWELRY 3rd Ed. by Christie Romero
            1922 TradeMarks of Jewelry & Kindred Trades
            1934 Keystone Jewelry Trade Mark Book

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