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Spanning a wide range of designs and materials, from plastic rhinestones on enamel, Weiss was in operation from 1942 to 1971, what they really vintage pieces. Albert Weiss contract with designers and manufacturers to to produce designs with the name White.

Note, however, that some new jewelry and white copies can be found. Typically, the newer pieces inserted in have, rather than pin-set rhinestones, the rhinestones are small and new looking, and the coating is on flat-backed piece of poor quality. If you are interested are sold as ornaments Weiss on line, you need the seller to ask whether the piece of vintage or a reproduction. Run a search on both vintage look and reproduction White pieces and are educated about the differences.

Weiss was known for floral, fruit and figural and geometric, Art Deco necklaces Bracelets, earrings and pins. The workmanship and quality are uniformly high. In the mid-1950s, White made creative use of Swarovski rhinestones Aurora Borealis.

A classic white design features smoky quartz with pave rhinestones sanding or icing. Black smoke quartz was also known as "Diamond Look called" and was created to imitate German smoky quartz stones.

White Butterfly pins are specially designed for collectors, and some have wings on tiny springs, they assembled to make flutter. Another popular collector's item is White Christmas tree pins, and can be a great investment for the beginning collector. Christmas ornament sale pins present for much less than the tree pins.

Weiss jewelry using quality Austrian rhinestones and were made in the classic, timeless design, made with a modern cabinet fit as well as the fashion of recent years.

Several brands or "signatures" were used on white ornaments. WEISS, printed in Hats, dates from the year 1942. Other brands from the 1940s and 1950s, including "Albert Weiss" in script, the script WHITE "Weissco" and "White" in capital letters with the copyright symbol ©, denote pieces made after 1955.

Some pieces can be reduced to white marking that the value. Some were sold to department stores, which they sold in boxes with the store name.

Weiss produced many kinds of sets of jewelry. Pin and earring sets, necklace and Bracelet sets, three-piece set of pin, earrings and bracelet, matching necklace and earrings, no sets, if complete, you increase the value as each of the pieces. If you are lucky enough to have found the original box, you've got a real gem.

Some vintage Weiss brooch had smooth reflective metal layer back. You should be very smooth. Copies can smooth back, but the quality is not be as good as the vintage pieces.

As always, if it comes to the purchase of Vintage Jewelry, you should be sure that the piece is in good condition. If you are buying for themselves, and not for investment, you will have more flexibility his condition, but better the condition, of course, the higher the score. If the piece is signed? Is it well designed? And, do you like it? If you are for investment purposes buy, then your personal taste is not as important, but if you buy for yourself, buy what you asked for you, it often want to wear.

Weiss Costume Jewelry was underestimated by collectors, but that seems to change, since the prices would have been. If you're lucky, a piece of vintage jewelry Weiss find, and it is in good condition, you have a high quality collector's item.

I'm Deena O'Daniel, an artist, writer and entrepreneur from Austin, Texas, by way of California.

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