Binder Brothers vintage costume jewelry

Binder Brothers vintage costume jewelry
The history of New York based jewelry company Binder Bros Inc. began in 1922. Headed by German emigrants Elmer C. Binder and vice-president Lawrence O. Binder the company worked for two decades. When 72-year old Elmer Charles Binder died (in 1938), Lawrence O. Binder continued their business. However, according to 1948 records, Lawrence was engaged in citrus farming in Pinellas County, and wholesale jewelry business in Clearwater.
Traditionally gold plated, or sterling silver, BB jewelry is highly valuable and highly collectible. The marking on the back side of their pieces consists of double, overlapping circles with upper case B’s inside. Also, their markings sometimes include the purity of the material, either 12 K GF or sterling silver.
Noteworthy, famous German jeweler Ernst Gideon Bek (1872-1945) married Binders’ sister Emilie C. Binder in 1899.

Binder Brothers vintage costume jewelry