Urie and Robert Mandle vintage costume jewelry
Mandle vintage costume jewelry
The history of the Mandle jewelry brand began in 1938 in New York, when it was founded by the German emigrant Urie Mandle. Noteworthy, before founding his family business, Urie Mandle Corporation, Urie had a wealth of experience in the jewelry business.
Thus, after emigrating to America in the early 1920s, Ury worked as a salesman for E. Cohn & Company (later renamed Cohn and Rosenberger). The next was the jewelry company Coro. Finally, in the mid-1930s, Uri Mandl joined the Lisner jewelry company. Urie’s task was to launch a line of jewelry in collaboration with local manufacturers.
However, in 1938 Uri Mandle left Lisner and founded his own jewelry company. Thanks to his talents as a businessman and designer, the company has achieved unprecedented success in four years. Collaborating with the largest stores, the company has become one of the most famous in its industry, after Coro. Robert N. Mandle, Uri’s son, joined the family business, leaving a higher-paying job as a film director.
During the Second World War, due to a shortage of materials, the company suspended its activities. Besides, Robert Mandle joined the armed forces in 1942. When he returned, he joined the company of the father – “URO Creations”. The meeting with Alfie Verrecchia, brother of Gene Verrecchia (Gene Verri), Coro’s leading designer, became fateful. He designed a mandolin brooch for Robert, which later marked the beginning of a whole line of brooches – musical instruments.
Urie and Robert Mandle vintage costume jewelry
Further, after several years of work in the Rainbow chain of stores, which also gave him tremendous experience, Robert Mandle registered his own company, R. Mandle” (1956).
Also, in the 1960s and 70s, he registered patents for designs of brooches – banjo, dolphin, fish, rooster, horn and others.
It is noteworthy that in 1966 Robert won the prestigious Swarovski Design Award for those times. Actively participating in European exhibitions, R. Mandle sold more than 65% of its products outside the United States.
Robert worked for the company until his retirement in 1990. He sold his priceless jewelry molds, which later appeared as brooches and pins signed by Gem-Craft.
Urie and Robert Mandle vintage costume jewelry
