American Jewelry Manufacturers by Dorothy Rainwater This Revised Volume Reference Includes:

This Revised Volume Reference Includes:

Pierson Tackle Co

Examples include those used by Native Americans and blacksmith craftsmen from the old west

Over 400 full-color photographs

The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) describes this collection as follows

American Jewelry Manufacturers by Dorothy Rainwater This Revised Volume Reference Includes:Table of Contents The identification and dating of American jewelry heretofore has been difficult because few pieces bear standard markings and the references have been diverse, hard to find, and incomplete. Using old trade journals and their related directories as her primary sources, the eminent silver historian Dorothy Rainwater has exhaustively compiled here for the first time a comprehensive reference of jewelry trademarks and manufacturers in