Dating My Weiss Jewelry

 Today I put up a beautiful set on "The Discerning Blonde" that was gifted to me by a benefactor of my "Blondmyk's Rescue Kitties" cat rescue.  The set is a three-piece parure, with each piece marked "Weiss" on the back.  They are all in brand new condition, to the point of even having their original "Weiss" hangtags.  I figured that the set was from the 1960's, considering I've had a whole lot of years handling and studying vintage costume jewelry and that was just the "feel" I got from my experiences with Weiss items in the past.  But, did I actually know that to be the fact?  No...I did not.  Before I listed, it was time to study Weiss history.

Probably the most important thing that I've learned about researching anything, is that Google is your friend.  Got a question?  Type the whole question out into the address line and hit the enter key.  You'll get amazing results.  

Since these pieces were so new, I figured that they were part of a later line from Weiss, which I don't think is an unreasonable assumption.  The cards and tags still look pretty good.  My question became "When did Weiss quit making costume jewelry?"  The first thing that came up at the top of the page was:  "Weiss was in business until 1971 when, due to the changing times as well as the retirement, and subsequent death, of Albert Weiss, the company was closed. It signaled the end of an era when hats, dresses, gloves and rhinestones were in vogue than the more modern “Mod” pants and mini skirts of the 1960s and 1970s." 

 And there we go...our question is answered.  We know that 1971 is the LAST year that Weiss likely released a line.  If this is a later set that was blown out around that time, which is likely, It's going to date from likely the late sixties to the early seventies.

Also, on your search page, you'll find several links to sites that have done fairly comprehensive research on Weiss Jewelry, which you may want to peruse.  It's fun to learn about the histories of these wonderful old vintage pieces so I suggest you read up on them!  There is so much to learn! 

This set is posted on Esty at the moment.  You can find it here:  3-Piece Weiss Parure