This funky bracelet was made somewhere in the 70s or 80s by Sarah Coventry. I thought Sarah Coventry was an actual jewelry designer, but in fact, this company was founded in 1949 by Charles H. Stuart, who simply named the line after his granddaughter. Mr. Stuart also founded Emmons Home Fashion in 1948, which along with Sarah Coventry jewelry, was marketed through home fashion shows until 1984. Yes, it was sold through home parties! Sarah Coventry actually purhcased their designs, and they were produced by a jewelry manufacturer near Providence, RI. The enterprise was sold to a Chicago based firm in 1984 who continued manufacturing jewelry for a Canandian company using the Sarah Coventry name, but they discontinued the direct sales marketing plan.
Feel free to contact me if you are interested in purchasing this piece. Questions, comments, and additional information are always appreciated. My online shop on http://www.etsy.com/ is coming soon.
Thank you to the following website(s) for the historical content of this blog post:
Collector's Index. Retrieved 1/7/2011 from http://www.collectorsindex.com/sarahc.htm
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