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Importance of Patent Numbers on Jewelry

A wealth of information is available to us if we find a patent number on a keepsake. A case in point is this striking Victorian Revival bangle. It is marked on the inner surface, “Pat.1933576”, and hallmarked with a W inside an inverted triangle. There are many sources on the web for patent number information. In this case, the patent number was registered in the USA, November 7, 1933 by Edward L. Weed, a well-known jewelry designer, for J.J. White Manufacturing Co., Providence, Rhode Island. The entire abstract for this patent is available on line. It describes in detail, with illustrations, the manufacturing innovations requiring this patent, their cost-saving aspects, and a thorough summary of construction. So, we have a date, country of origin, designer and manufacturer. We have even learned how this bracelet was made and the philosophy behind its construction. Not bad!

Like a daydream we envelop our senses, a feeling of being in a place we have never visited. Running through a field of Heather, dressed in a beautiful flowing dress, straw hat, and jewelry
of date.
We visit gala's and opera's of the time. Ever present our statement, shown in our jewelry. We find ourselves capturing the essence our jewelry might have made in a past life,
and know it is attainable.
We treasure our pieces because someone has sent them to us. In a dream they now come to life once again...And we know they will follow into our future.