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.

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enlarge 42KB, 640x342 131106 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42 1	enlarge 38KB, 640x342 131107 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42 1	enlarge 67KB, 640x412 Courtesy Leslie Binns	enlarge 65KB, 640x474 Virtually identical brooch signed REINAD Cathy Gordon Collection
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 131108 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 131110 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 70KB, 533x640 Courtesy Jeri's Jewels on Ruby Lane	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 131262 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42
enlarge 48KB, 640x419 131515 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 42KB, 640x419 131516 Coro katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 131517 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 55KB, 314x640 Courtesy Diane of Past & Present Jewelry
enlarge 53KB, 640x419 131518 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42	enlarge 104KB, 558x640 Courtesy Jeri's Jewels on Ruby Lane	enlarge 45KB, 640x419 131519 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 131522 Coro Katz Floral Ribbon Brooch 42
enlarge 47KB, 640x419 131523 Coro Katz "Tulip with Bow" Brooch 42	enlarge 65KB, 640x583 Not a Coro, this is another signed REINAD remarkably similar to the adjacent Coro patent. Courtesy Alicia Boyle	enlarge 63KB, 640x419 131524 Coro Katz Floral Duette 42	enlarge 46KB, 640x419 131531 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42
enlarge 46KB, 640x419 131558 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 59KB, 640x419 131559 Coro katz Thistle Brooch 42	enlarge 52KB, 640x419 131560 Coro Katz Flower Brooch 42	enlarge 50KB, 484x640 Cathy Gordon Collection
enlarge 54KB, 640x419 131561 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 47KB, 640x419 131734 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 49KB, 640x419 131737 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 68KB, 493x640 Courtesy Beth Rowlands of Emerald City.
enlarge 61KB, 640x419 131738 Coro Katz Lily Bracelet 42	enlarge 51KB, 640x419 131739 Coro katz Lily Necklace 42	enlarge 57KB, 640x419 131740 Coro katz Floral Bracelet 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 131741 Coro katz Floral Necklace 42
enlarge 74KB, 640x419 131743 Coro Katz Rose Bracelet 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 131744 Coro Katz Rose Bow Necklace 42	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 131752 Coro katz Floral Brooch 42	enlarge 48KB, 640x419 131753 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42
enlarge 43KB, 437x640 Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 50KB, 640x419 131762 Coro Katz Floral Spray Brooch 42	enlarge 50KB, 505x640 Coro Craft Brooch Luda Tovey Collection	enlarge 44KB, 640x419 131763 Coro Katz Floral Brooch 42