Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry

Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry
The history of the American company for the production of costume jewelry Ekelund Brothers Inc. spans a fairly long period, from 1910 to 1989. Located at 233 Harris Ave., Providence, RI 02903, the company produced high quality Art Deco jewelry – brooches, pins, bracelets, necklaces and earrings. Traditionally, each piece is handcrafted with exquisite craftsmanship, with the use of gold, silver and natural stones.
References to the company’s activities in the period 1910-1940 are found in various sources. In particular, in the Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office (1922), and in the Bulletin of the National Bureau of Standards, published August 15, 1944, to name the few.
The company went through a success and a decline in production due to force majeure, for instance, period in the 1940s. Its president, Carl Richard Ekelund Jr. (1917–2013), a veteran of the United States Air Force, served during World War II. Born in Providence, he was the son of Carl R. and Florence I. (Bergman) Ekelund. Noteworthy, he had lived with his wife Mildred E. (Thatcher) Ekelund for 66 years! When Carl R. Ekelund retired in 1977, and sold his family business.
Registered in 1982, the renewed company Ekelund continued the tradition and created high quality costume jewelry. They also used quality materials such as gold, silver and natural stones – opal, pearls, jade, etc. However, in 1989 the company ceased to exist. Hard to find, these vintage pieces are now collectible.

Ekelund Brothers vintage costume jewelry