Coro Florals 1942 to 1945

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Coro Florals 1942 to 1945

The 2nd World War had a powerful impact on the development of American costume jewelry. Americans, for the first time, were cut off from the influences of European fasion and materials, such as quality rhinestones, became very difficult to acquire. In late 1941 tin, nicket, zinc and copper were re-directed towards the war effort and became inaccessible to the jewelry trade. Sterling silver substituted for the base metals and was used from 1942 into the mid 50s and metalwork, accented with enamel, lucite, faux turquoise, jade and seed pearls often became imaginative substitutes for rhinestones.

This page is owned and regularly maintained by Luda Tovey so please check back often. If you have a jewel photo, vintage ad or other interesting Coro history you wish to share please email me at ltovey@sympatico.ca

103 Patents added March 20/05

Date(s): October 7, 2003. Album by Luda Tovey. 1 - 134 of 134 Total. 2941 Visits.

enlarge 42KB, 640x342 1 131106 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42 1	enlarge 38KB, 640x342 2 131107 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42 1	enlarge 67KB, 640x412 3 Courtesy Leslie Binns	enlarge 65KB, 640x474 4 Virtually identical brooch signed REINAD Cathy Gordon Collection
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 5 131108 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 6 131110 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 70KB, 533x640 7 Courtesy Jeri's Jewels on Ruby Lane	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 8 131262 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42
enlarge 48KB, 640x419 9 131515 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 42KB, 640x419 10 131516 Coro katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 11 131517 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 55KB, 314x640 12 Courtesy Diane of Past & Present Jewelry
enlarge 53KB, 640x419 13 131518 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42	enlarge 104KB, 558x640 14 Courtesy Jeri's Jewels on Ruby Lane	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 15 131519 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 16 131522 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 42
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 17 131523 Coro Katz "Tulip with Bow" Brooch 42	enlarge 65KB, 640x583 18 Not a Coro, this is another signed REINAD remarkably similar to the adjacent Coro patent. Courtesy Alicia Boyle	enlarge 63KB, 640x419 19 131524 Coro Katz Floral Duette 42	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 20 131531 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 21 131558 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 59KB, 640x419 22 131559 Coro katz Thistle Brooch 42	enlarge 52KB, 640x419 23 131560 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 50KB, 484x640 24 Cathy Gordon Collection
enlarge 54KB, 640x419 25 131561 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 26 131734 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 27 131737 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 68KB, 493x640 28 Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City.
enlarge 61KB, 640x419 29 131738 Coro Katz Lily Bracelet 42	enlarge 51KB, 640x419 30 131739 Coro katz Lily Necklace 42	enlarge 57KB, 640x419 31 131740 Coro katz Floral Bracelet 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 32 131741 Coro katz Floral Necklace 42
enlarge 74KB, 640x419 33 131743 Coro Katz Rose Bracelet 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 34 131744 Coro Katz Rose Bow Necklace 42	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 35 131752 Coro katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 36 131753 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42
enlarge 43KB, 437x640 37 Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 38 131762 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42	enlarge 50KB, 505x640 39 Coro Craft Brooch Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 40 131763 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 41 131764 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 42 131770 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 55KB, 605x640 43 Robin Deutsch Collection	enlarge 55KB, 640x419 44 131771 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42
enlarge 44KB, 640x419 45 131776 Coro Katz Floral Leaf Brooch 42	enlarge 62KB, 640x419 46 131778 Coro Katz Pansy Bracelet 42	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 47 131779 Coro Katz Pansy Necklace 42	enlarge 56KB, 640x419 48 131812 Coro Katz Lily Frame Brooch 42
enlarge 57KB, 640x533 49 Variation - Luda Tovey Archives	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 50 131813 Coro Katz Iris Brooch 42	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 51 131859 Coro Katz Rose Brooch 42	enlarge 63KB, 507x640 52 Luda Tovey Collection
enlarge 54KB, 640x419 53 131860 Coro Katz Rose Duette 42	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 54 131877 Coro Katz Pansy Brooch 42	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 55 131976 Coro Verrecchio Floral Duette 42	enlarge 35KB, 640x459 56 Luda Tovey Collection
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 57 132067 Coro katz Floral Frame Brooch 42	enlarge 72KB, 640x574 58 Coro Craft Sterling Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 51KB, 640x419 59 132068 Coro katz Framed Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 42KB, 640x419 60 132079 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42
enlarge 45KB, 640x419 61 132080 Coro katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 52KB, 640x419 62 132331 Coro Katz Framed Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 63 132332 Coro katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 64 132333 Coro katz Floral Brooch 42
enlarge 43KB, 640x419 65 132334 Coro katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 43KB, 550x640 66 Coro Sterling Craft Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 67 132338 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 68 132527 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42
enlarge 48KB, 640x419 69 133468 Coro Katz Duette 42	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 70 134984 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 43	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 71 135972 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 43	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 72 136309 Coro Katz Brooch 43
enlarge 52KB, 640x419 73 136505 Coro katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 43	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 74 136506 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 43	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 75 136832 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 43	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 76 136868 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 43
enlarge 69KB, 640x625 77 Robin Deutsch Collection	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 78 137000 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 44	enlarge 59KB, 640x420 79 Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City	enlarge 40KB, 640x419 80 137001 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 44
enlarge 49KB, 567x640 81 Coro Craft Sterling Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 41KB, 640x419 82 137154 Coro Katz rose Brooch 44	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 83 137351 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 44	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 84 137355 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 44
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 85 137681 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 44	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 86 137683 coro Katz Floral Spray 44	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 87 137781 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 44	enlarge 45KB, 438x640 88 Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City
enlarge 39KB, 640x419 89 138605 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 44	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 90 138694 Coro Katz Sunflowers Duette 44	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 91 139074 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 44	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 92 139096 Coro Katz Floral Duette 44
enlarge 42KB, 640x419 93 139250 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 44	enlarge 42KB, 640x497 94 Robin Deutsch Collection	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 95 139251 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 44	enlarge 37KB, 625x640 96 Courtesy Lee Caplan of Faux Jewels
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 97 139406 Coro Katz Floral Duette 44	enlarge 68KB, 632x640 98 Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 99 139407 Coro Katz Orchid Brooch 44	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 100 139408 Coro katz Floral Spray Brooch 44
enlarge 40KB, 640x419 101 139688 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 44	enlarge 42KB, 640x419 102 139688 Coro Katz Floral Spray 44	enlarge 65KB, 532x640 103 Courtesy Barb of Clerestorial.	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 104 139689 Coro Katz Floral Spray 44
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 105 139690 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 44	enlarge 38KB, 640x392 106 139692 Coro Katz Floral Duette 44 1	enlarge 41KB, 640x419 107 140016 Coro Katz Brooch 45	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 108 140017 Coro Katz Brooch 45
enlarge 72KB, 640x589 109 Courtesy Leslie Binns	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 110 140019 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 45	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 111 140020 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 45	enlarge 52KB, 640x419 112 140602 Coro Katz Floral Duette 45
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 113 140940 Coro Katz Floral Spray 45	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 114 140941 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 45	enlarge 55KB, 419x640 115 Courtesy Sande of Kattslair	enlarge 36KB, 464x640 116 Variation - Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City
enlarge 41KB, 640x419 117 140942 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 45	enlarge 43KB, 640x419 118 140950 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 45	enlarge 45KB, 595x640 119 Coro Sterling - 4" in length Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 31KB, 300x640 120 Courtesy Lee Caplan of Faux Jewels
enlarge 45KB, 640x419 121 140951 Coro Katz Brooch 45	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 122 140952 Coro Katz Brooch 45	enlarge 64KB, 640x490 123 Coro Craft Sterling Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 124 141118 Coro Katz Floral Duette 45
enlarge 48KB, 640x419 125 141345 Coro Katz Floral Duette 45	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 126 141347 Coro Katz Floral Duette 45	enlarge 84KB, 640x580 127 Diane of Past & Present	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 128 141348 Coro Katz Floral Duette 45
enlarge 40KB, 640x419 129 142192 Coro Katz Flower Clip 45 1	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 130 143213 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 45	enlarge 61KB, 640x500 131 CoroCraft Sterling Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 132 143214 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 45
enlarge 36KB, 640x342 133 143220 cORO kATZ Floral Leaf Brooch 45 1	enlarge 50KB, 640x342 134 143223 Coro Katz Duette 45 1

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I have a large CORO brooch signed CORO Sterling... The Coro signature looks like Script... The brooch has 2 large leaves, several roses (bouquet like) and a bow...
Is there any information you may have? I would like to learn what year the brooch was made...
Thank you...
Best Regards,
I.Gaylord
- Ingrid Gaylord, Fri, 24 Feb 2012 6:35AM

I have a bracelet (no picture found on your site). Style looks like double leaves. Has Coro markings on clasp.
- Diane Dupuis, Sun, 28 Nov 2010 8:51PM

I have a Coro brooch that I do not see listed anywhere online, mint condition, Coro is script style lettering, silverplate, 4 roses with leaves. No idea the value if any.
- Brenda, Thu, 1 Apr 2010 3:20PM

I found a beautiful "sterling craft" by Coro necklace and bracelet recently. It's a flower design which I don't currently see here. It looks very much like a lilly of the valley design.
Has anyone seen such a design?
Thank you.
- Emi, Sat, 17 May 2008 7:02PM

Hi Luda-
I have the brooch to match #21 in this album. pat. #131558
If you would like a copy of it,just let me know. Wonderful references, thank you!
Lilly
- Lilly | http://www.LillysVintageJewelry.com, Fri, 18 Apr 2008 9:13AM

I alway LOVE seeing the original patent design pages-is there a book?? Should BE! Thanks for sharing your effort!
- Lissa, Sat, 1 Mar 2008 9:03PM

I have the whole grand pardue of coro pat # 131741. If you would like pictures please send me an address to send them to.

Betty
- Betty Baum | http://www.rubylane.com/ni/info/shopinfo.html, Sat, 9 Jun 2007 6:01PM

beautiful, Thanks
- nancy t snellings, Wed, 30 Nov 2005 7:39AM

wonderful!!!!!!!!
- susan, Thu, 24 Mar 2005 5:52AM

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