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Bakelite 1940s CoroCraft GoldGilt & Black Beads "Hugs&Kisses" TwoStrand Necklace

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This Bakelite beaded double-strand black-and-gold necklace still sports the CoroCraft pegasus 1940s retail foil-tag. As an elegant take on "Xs-and-Os" representing hugs-and-kisses, the necklace for Coro's high-end line features gold-gilt metal rondelles in a stylized double-X pattern, plus tiny "O" spacers between two rounded shapes of matte black Bakelite beads. Echoing the "XOs" imagery and bead shapes, the gold-gilt metal tongue-fastening box clasp is ornately cast along with textured oval shapes. In the 1940s, CoroCraft was the finest line of American company Coro, which adopted Coro Jewelry as its corporate name in 1943, since its founding in New York in 1900 by Emmanuel Cohen and Carl Rosenberger. The foil tag of the like-new necklace includes a pegasus to the left of a rectangle with "Corocraft" as one word entirely in script at an upward angle, as well as the corporate name "Div. of Coro Jewelry". This means that it dates as early as post-war 1943 after the company-name change. The necklace was made within that decade as its tag has a registered trademark and $3 price, while it lacks a mid-50s U.S.-copyright symbol.
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    Width: 1.25 in (31.75 mm)Depth: 0.75 in (19.05 mm)Diameter: 5 in (127 mm)Length: 18 in (457.2 mm)
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  • Date of Manufacture:
    1940s
  • Condition:
    Wear consistent with age and use. Original string-tied paper tag "pegasus Corocraft" remains attached to necklace.
  • Seller Location:
    Chicago, IL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU3244218428832
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