Back Issues Currently Available of the VF&CJ Newsletter:
Vol 1 No 1 Jan 91
Welcome articles; Sarah Coventry; Setting Rhinestones; Helpful
Hints; Book List; Costume Jewelers: The Golden Age of Design by
Joanne Dubbs Ball
Vol 1 No 2 Apr 91
Kenneth Jay Lane; Jewelry via Mail Order; Rhinestone Sources;
Popular Jewelry 1840-1940 by Rosann Ettinger
Vol 1 No 3 Jul 91
Alice Caviness; Chart for Beads and Rhinestones; Restringing
Necklaces and Bracelets; Keeping Jewelry Safe; Jewelry of the
Stars: Creations from Joseff of Hollywood by Joanne Dubbs Ball
Vol 1 No 4 Oct 91
Black Cameos; Weiss Jewelry; Touch-up Tips; How to Loosen or
Tighten Clip on Earrings; Plastic Jewelry by Lyngerda Kelly and
Nancy Schiffer
Vol 2 No 1 Winter 92
Trifari; Thelma Deutch; Marcasite and Cut Steel; Reknotting Pearls
and Beads for Necklaces and Bracelets; Collecting Rhinestone and Colored Stone Jewelry by Maryanne Dolan
Vol 2 No 2 Spring 92
Marcel and Sandra Boucher; Trifari in Retrospect; What's New-Coreen
Simpson; Adjusting Box and Fishhook Clasps; Twentieth Century
Costume Jewellry by Angie Gordon
Vol 2 No 3 Summer 92
Haskell Then and Now; Norman Crider; What's New-Joli Limited; Photo
Pins; Glass in Jewelry: Hidden Artistry in Glass by Sibylle
Jargstorf
Vol 2 No 4 Fall 92
Ciner-100 Years and Still Growing; Pell Jewelry; Haskell Quiz;
Variety of Clasps; Twentieth Century Fashionable Plastic Jewelry by
Lillian Baker
Vol 3 No 1 Winter 93
Apex-Who?; What's New-Lois Rose Rose; Treasures in Cameos; Painting
Old Jewelry; Jewels of Fantasy: Costume Jewelry of the 20th
Century, ed. by Deanna Farneti Cera
Vol 3 No 2 Spring 93
William deLillo and Robert F. Clark; What's New-Randy Clare Designs; Repairing Jewelry by Mail; Gems of Costume Jewelry by
Gabriele Greindl
Vol 3 No 3 Summer 93
Coro; Mimi di N; What's New-Swarovski; Documenting a Jewelry
Collection; The Bakelite Jewelry Book by Corinne Alster Davidov and
Ginny Redington Dawes
Vol 3 No 4 Fall 93
Proclamation and Convention 93 News; What's New-Larry Vrba; Common
Findings; The Art of Fashion Accessories by Joanne Dubbs Ball and
Dorothy Hehl Torem
Vol 4 No 1 Winter 94
Czechoslovakian Jewelry; Egyptian Revival; What's New-A Piece of
the Rainbow; Baubles, Buttons and Beads by Sibylle Jargstorf
Vol 4 No 2 Spring 94
Schiffer Jewelry; What's New-Barbara Greenwald; Jelly Bellies;
Fabulous Costume Jewelry by Vivienne Becker
Vol 4 No 3 Summer 94
Freirich; Jorgen Jensen; Lunch at the Ritz; Brief Overview of the History of Costume Jewelry; Forties & Fifties Popular Jewelry by
Rosann Ettinger
Vol 4 No 4 Fall 94
Vogue; What's New-Iradj Moini; Loose in London; Definitions of
Popular Jewelry Terms; The Good Old Days; Vintage Vanity Bags &
Purses by Roselyn Gerson
Vol 5 No 1 Winter 95
Les Bernard; What's New-Mary Beth Burchardt; Converting
Earrings; Copper Art Jewelry: A Different Lustre by Matthew L.
Burkholz and Linda Lichtenberg Kaplan
Vol 5 No 2 Spring 95
Florenza; What's New-Corinne Weinberger; Let Your Jewelry
Collection be a Show Off!; The Antiques & Costume Jewelry Video
Series by Jeanenne Bell
Vol 5 No 3 Summer 95
Moure; Love of Bakelite; Bakelite Information; An Eye To The
Future; Warman's Jewelry by Christie Romero
Vol 5 No 4 Fall 95
Coppola e Toppo; Convention News; Love of Bakelite II; What's New-Robert Sorrell; European Designer Jewelry by Ginger Moro
Vol 6 No 1 Winter 96
I Remember Papa by Don Hobé; Hobé's History; What's New-David
Mandel "The Show Must Go On"; Christmas Pins: Past and Present by
Jill Gallina
Vol 6 No 2 Spring 96
Stanley Hagler; A Grading System for Costume Jewelry; What's
New-Ian St.Gielar; From Russia With Love; Intro; Masterpieces of
Costume Jewelry by Joanne Dubbs Ball and Dorothy Hehl Torem
Vol 6 No 3 Summer 96
Collecting Dress and Fur Clips; 14 Ways to Use A Single Earring;
"Gone With The Wind" Costume Jewelry; Victorian Jewelry by Dawes
and Davidov
Vol 6 No 4 Fall 96
From Gablonz to Neugablonz; Hot & Now: Fall & Year-End Predictions;
31 Ways to Celebrate Costume Jewelry; All My Baskets by Gabriella
Mariotti; Crossword Puzzle
Vol 7 No 1 Winter 97 (color issue)
It's the Real Thing? The Art of the "New" Old Jewelry; Dating Hollycraft; Camille Petronzio, Mini Conventions 1996; Faking It by
Kenneth Jay Lane and Harrice Miller; Antique Sweetheart Jewelry by
Nicholas Snider; Shop NY Jewelry by Andrea Dinoto; Recollections;
Crossword Puzzle Solution
Vol 7 No 2 Spring 97
History: Eisenberg; Repro News; The Psychology of Collecting;
Convention 97; Swarovski; "But the Jeweler Said It Couldn't Be
Done!"; KJL; Rainbow of Rhinestone Jewelry by Russell and Fichtner;
The Best of Bakelite and Other Plastic Jewelry by Battle and
Lesser; Mexican Silver by Berk and Morrill
Vol 7 No 3 Summer 97
History: Krementz; There's Gold in Newark, NJ. Repro News; The History of Charm Bracelets; Got It? Flaunt It!; New Ways to Wear Old Gems in Summer; Faberge or Leonardo?; Swarovski Auction; The Roving Reporter; Collecting Plastic Jewelry by Lindenberger & Rosenthal; Amazing Gems, by Deanna Farneti Cera; Fashion Buckles, by McGrath & Meana; The Necklace-From Antiquity to Present, by Mascetti & Trisossi; The Jewels of Miriam Haskell, by D.F. Cera; Silver Jewelry Designs: Evaluating Quality, by Schiffer; Popular Jewelry of the 60's, 70's & 80's, by Ettinger.
Vol 7 No 4 Fall 97
Christmas Past & Present; Notes from the Convention; So Much Jewelry, So Little Time!; Club News, Winners All; The Dodds Company; Market Trends; Christmas Shopping 1939; Repro News; Silver Masters of Mexico, by Morrell; Bakelite Jewelry: Good-Better-Best, by Wasserman & Pina; Georg Jensen: A Tradition of Splendid Silver, by Drucker; The Bakelite Collection, by Burkholz; Collectible Costume Jewelry, by Simonds; Fashion & Accessories: 1840-1980, by Warren.
Vol 8 No 1 Winter 98
Sarah Coventry: Jewelry For All, Romancing the "V"; One in A Million: Unique Pins Celebrate the Great Olympic Ice Skater Sonie Henie; Unsung Heroes; Market Report; Club News; Meet Marcia Brown; Repro News; Strass, by Kurz & Packer (in German); Cameos - Classical to Costume, by Clements & Clements; A Collector's Guide to Costume Jewelry, by Tolkien & Wilkinson; Costume Jewelry - A Practical Handbook & Value Guide, by Rezazadeh.
Vol 8 No 2 Spring 98
Hair Raising Jewelry, Unsung Beauties; Plastically Yours; Repro News; Members Say; Laurel Burch; Accessories for Spring... In The Roaring Twenties; Market Report; Club News...Minis; Meet Mary Greeen; The Bright Spot; Denim & Rhinestones.
Vol 8 No 3 Summer 98
Vigilance: Guarding the Past, Present and Future of Jonette Jewelry; Wooden Jewelry; Five Dollar Find; Plastically Yours; Market Report; Bakelite Envy..Is It For Everyone?; The Bright Spot; Trifari for Today & Tomorrow; The Jewels of Lalique; Cleaning Tips; More on Coventry; Club News...Minis; Warman's Jewelry, 2nd Ed., by Christie Romero; Avon Collectible Jewelry and Awards, by Monica Lynn Clements & Patricia Rosser Clements; [Videos] Hidden Treasures Rhinestone Jewelry, Signed Costume Jewelry: Part I & II, by Marcia Brown and Leigh Leshner.
Vol 8 No 4 Fall 98
Recollections; Serendipity All Over Again; Revisiting Christmas Present; Plastically Yours: Bakelite "Changers;" Exhibition News; Birthday at Tiffany; From Russia With Love...To You; The Art of The Deal; People & Pieces; The Bright Spot; Collector's Encyclopedia of Hairwork Jewelry, by Bell; The Thames and Hudson Dictionary of Fashion and Fashion Designers, by Callan; Collectible Costume Jewelry, by Henzel; American Costume Jewelry 1935-1950, by Brunialti and Brunialti (in Italian); Club News.
Vol 9 No 1 Winter 99 [Color Issue]
Is It Real? Pannetta; James Wood: Artist in Lucite; Market Report 1999; Why Bakelite?; The Family Jewels; The Pearl of Great Price; Insuring Your Collectibles; A Summer's Afternoon; From The Past; Club News...Convention; The Bright Spot; Secrets of Aromatic Jewelry, by Green & Dyett; Christmas Jewelry, by Morrison; American Costume Jewelry 1935-1950, by Brunialti & Brunialti (in Italian); Sarah Coventry Jewelry: An Unauthorized Guide for Collectors, by Clements & Clements; Cameos Old and New, by Miller; No-Nonsense Antique Mall Directory, by Lloyd; Old Jewelry 1840-1950, by Bell.
Vol 9 No 2 Spring 99 [Color Issue]
The Trifari Story; Whatever Happened To Beads; Cliff Notes; Gioie Si, Hollywood No: An Interview with Deanna Farneti Cera; Bakelite Bangles; Reflections of A Mall Owner: Is There Life After the Internet?; Don't Know Much About History; The Bright Spot; Dictionnaire International Du Bijou, by Editions du Regard (in French); Celluloid, by Lauer & Robinson.
Vol 9 No 3 Summer 99 [Color Issue]
Duettes; Brimfield from a Dealer's Standpoint; Dress Clips; A Family Affair..Jana Lea and Krista; Red Alert!..Fakelite; The Inside Story (Pearls); Keeping in Touch; Anna's Story (Anna Pollack); Kirk's Folly; The Bright Spot; Members Say; What Is It?; Fashions of the Roaring 20s by Ellie Laubner.
Vol 9 No 4 Fall 99 [Color Issue]
Convention '99; Swoboda Treasures; "Id' rather be at a VF&CJ Convention"; Most Fitting For Your Bakelite Collection; Keeping in Touch; The Bright Spot--So You Want To Sell Your Collection; Xmas 1999!; Bakelite Bangles by Karima Parry; Kovel's Yellow Pages by Ralph and Terry Kovel.
Vol 10 No 1 Winter 00 [Color Issue]
The Designs by Ruth Kamke [designer to Eisenberg]; Create Your Own Local Mini; The Bright Spot with Brenda Sue; Bakelite Pins; In Memory Of..; Keeping in Touch; Just Ask Us; Cameos: A Pocket Guide by Monica Lynn Clements and Patricia Rooser Clements; Earrings from Antiquity to Present by Daniela Mascetti and Amanda Triossi.
Vol 10 No 2 Spring 00 [Color Issue]
Gustave Sherman: Jewelry from Canada; The Bright Spot with Brenda Sue; Under $20 non-valuable Jewelry Contest; Shultz Bakelite Bangles; How to Start Your Own Club; Dating Eisenberg; Members' Designs; New Designers--club members; Collectible Fashions of the Turbulent Thirties by Ellie Laubner; Unsigned Beauties of Costume Jewelry by Marcia "Sparkles" Brown.
Vol 10 No 3 Summer 00 [Color Issue]
Mexican Silver Jewelry; William Spratling "Father of Taxco Silver"; The Bright Spot with Brenda Sue--to clean or not to clean; Don Antonio Castillo, Master Jeweler; Transparent Bakelite; Books on Mexican Silver, Zuni Jewelry, Turquoise Jewelry, Native American Indian Jewelry and Silver Jewelry; Forée Hunsicker and Marjorie Meyers, new designers.
Vol 10 No 4 Fall 00 [Color Issue]
Marcel and Sandra Boucher Jewelry; Fixings; Tiffany on View; Jeweled Bugs and Butterflies by Nissenson and Jonas; Ethnic Jewelry from African, Europe and Asia by Jargstorf; Brillanti Illusioni by Cannizzaro; Antiquing and Collecting on the Internet by Parry; New Designer Carol Johnston and Bettina Von Walhof; End of Day Bakelite.
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