The family of Schreiner Jewelry are still alive and kicking. Mom, Terry,
is 89, and can't believe how my parents, and grandfathers creations have
become so collectable. My dad's , Ambros, famous ruffle pin retailed for
$7.50 in the mid 1950ss. It now...
No, I don't know Nancy Henkel. We were never exclusive to any dress
house designer, including Trigere. Mom did keep in touch with Pauline,
until she passed away. She died several years before my mom. My
grandfather was asked several times to design e...
We cut the prongs off a filigree to use. One of. the jobs us kids had,
to earn our allowance. My dad, and grandfather were always buying up
old, odd, lots of stones. My grandfather would buy other jewelry house's
inventory if someone went out of busi...
Factory settings tend to be cup shaped in the shape of the stone, with
prongs, or bezel to hold the stone in the cup. Some settings are open
backed, or solid. The green stones are held in place with my dad's
homemade setting. In your case wire with t...
OK! The Pink, and green brooches look nothing alike so you can't compare
the two. Now I'm going to ask you to look at your green brooch... after
reading my posts; do the green triangle stone look like they are being
held by handmade setting??? That s...
