Difference between revisions of "Trifarium"
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Born in Naples and son of goldsmiths, Gustavo (Gus) Trifari founded his company in New York in 1910 along with Leo Krussman, and Carl Fishel. Early jewelry was stamped with TKF, but that was later changed to TRIFARI. Gus was the original designer for the company before Alfred Philippe joined the firm in 1930. | Born in Naples and son of goldsmiths, Gustavo (Gus) Trifari founded his company in New York in 1910 along with Leo Krussman, and Carl Fishel. Early jewelry was stamped with TKF, but that was later changed to TRIFARI. Gus was the original designer for the company before Alfred Philippe joined the firm in 1930. | ||
| − | In the 1950s, Trifari switched from a smooth finish on the backs to a textured finish. | + | With the outbreak of WWII, tin, which was an important component of the casting metal used by jewelry makers, was diverted to the war effort. Many jewelry companies, including Trifari, switched to sterling silver during the war years. By 1947, they had developed Trifarium for use as the base casting metal. In the 1950s, Trifari switched from a smooth finish on the backs to a textured finish. |
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Revision as of 14:12, 2 March 2020
Description
A shiny, non-tarnishing metal alloy patented by the Trifari company in 1947. The castings were filed, polished, and then plated with either gold or rhodium to produce either a "golden-toned Trifanium" or a "platinum-toned Trifanium". Trifari used the alloys to create their costume jewelry starting in 1948 and it was used in almost all of their pieces by 1951.
Born in Naples and son of goldsmiths, Gustavo (Gus) Trifari founded his company in New York in 1910 along with Leo Krussman, and Carl Fishel. Early jewelry was stamped with TKF, but that was later changed to TRIFARI. Gus was the original designer for the company before Alfred Philippe joined the firm in 1930.
With the outbreak of WWII, tin, which was an important component of the casting metal used by jewelry makers, was diverted to the war effort. Many jewelry companies, including Trifari, switched to sterling silver during the war years. By 1947, they had developed Trifarium for use as the base casting metal. In the 1950s, Trifari switched from a smooth finish on the backs to a textured finish.