ORNAMENT, JEWELRY & ACCESSORY
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L *IN A CIRCLE. JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF E.L.LOGEE CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1899
L *IN A TEARDROP. JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF PETER LINDEMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
L.A. *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LEVY-ANDERSON CO., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1936
L&B *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR L & b JEWELRY, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1945
LB *IN A WREATH. TRADEMARK OF LEIF BROS., NEW YORK SINCE 1945
LC *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF SARAH COVENTRY, NEWARK, NY SINCE 1965
LG *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LIND-GAL, INC. NEW YORK SINCE 1952
LG *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR GOERGE LEDERMAN, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
LG *JEWELRY TRADEMARK WITHIN AN ARTISTS PALLET SHAPE
FOUND ON
BROOCH WITH PORCELAIN H/P
OVAL OF VICTORIAN LADY. IF ANYONE
KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT THIS
DESIGNER, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO
THAT I CAN INCLUDE IN THIS
DATABASE.
LGB *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR L.G.BALFOUR CO., ATTLEBORO, MA SINCE 1919
LI *WITHIN A SQUARE (OUTLINED LETTERS) TRADEMARK FOR LITTON INDUSTRIES BEVERLY HILLS, CA. SINCE 1970
LL *MIRROR "L" IMAGES - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LOEWTS JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
LJ *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LAZARUS JEWELERS, NEW YORK SINCE 1959
LM *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LOUIS MILLER, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
L&M *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR L&M JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1962
L NY *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR PETER CARRAO OF LAFAYETTE MFG. NEW YORK SINCE 1963
LO WITH CROWN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF LEVART ORIGINALS, NEW YORK SINCE 1961
L-S *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF LEVINE-SIMSON CO., NEWYORK SINCE 1947
L'AIGLON *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BERNARD RICE'S SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1921
L'OPERA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF WEINREICH BROS., NEW
YORK SINCE 1952
*JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1963
LA BOHEME *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF HENRY GORDY, NEW YORK SINCE 1945
LA CHARMA *PERFUMER;TAMPA, FL: C. 1930'S: "DING DONG DADDY", "TWO TIME MAMA"
LA CLOCHE *MFG. AND RETAILER OF ART DECO JEWELRY.
ESTABLISHED IN MADRID IN
1875 AND A BRANCH OPENED IN PARIS IN 1898. THEY WERE KNOWN FOR
HIGH FASHION JEWELRY ENCRUSTED WITH PRECIOUS GEMS.
LA CONGA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF ALFRED POHL, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
LA COSTE, RENE *PERFUMER;DETROIT MI: C. 1930'S: "HAPPY LANDING"
LA EULENE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF EULENE PEARLCRAFTERS, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
LA FAVOR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF KAUFMAN DEPT. STORES, PITTSBURG, PA. FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1920
LA FOURAGERE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JOHN RUBEL, NEW YORK SINCE 1943
LA FRANCE TOILET GDS *PERFUMER;NY NY; C.1920: "NARCISSE AMBRE"
LA HELENE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SIGSBIE GUTTER, NEW YORK FOR PEARLS SINCE 1920
LA LOUISE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MANHATTAN BEAD CHAIN CO., NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1919
LA MADELAINE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR THEIL-SCHOEN CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1946
LA MAR *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF MARLA PEARL NOVELTY CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1930
LA MARIE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CHARLES A. KEENE, NEW YORK SINCE 1921
LA MARQUISE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ROBERT FLEISCHER, NEW YORK FOR PEARLS AND OTHER JEWELRY SINCE 1944
LA MODE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR RIPLEY AND GOWEN CO., ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1924
LA MONNA VANNA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BERNARD COHEN, NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1923
LA PALOMA PEARLS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY FAIR TRADING CO., NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1923
LA REINE *(BLOCK LETTERS)JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR PEARLS BY DELTAH, PAWTUCKET, RI SINCE 1939
LA REINE *(SCRIPT LETTERS)JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR L.HELLER & SON, NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1939
LA REL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF LA REL ORIGINALS, NEW YORK SINCE 1953
LA RIVIERA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COLONIAL BEAD CO., NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1923
LA ROCO *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR LAYKO, ROSS & CO., SEATTLE, WA SINCE 1918
LA ROYAL *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ROYAL BEAD NOVELTY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1926 FOR FAUX PEARL JEWELRY.
LA REPLICA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SOL E. WEINREICN, WEINREICH, NEW YORK SINCE 1938
LA SALLE PRODUCTS *PERFUMER;ST. PAUL, MN: C. 1920'S: "CINDERELLA"
LA TAMBA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ARAM D. MANCHESTER, PROVIDENCE RI FOR FAUX PEARLS SINCE 1920
LA TOURAINE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY REGAL PEARL, NEW YORK SINCE 1945
LA TAUSCA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HELLER & SONS, NEW YORK FOR FAUX PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1939
LA TRAVIATA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY TRAVIATA JEWELRY, NEW YORK SINCE 1946
LA VANITA CARLA * JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY NATIONAL COSTUME JEWELRY CO., BUFFALO NEW YORK
LA VEEDA *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY H. WOLFE & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1920 FOR FAUX PEARL JEWELRY.
LA VIE *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY LAVIE JEWELRY CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1960
LA VIE PEARLS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY LA VIE PEARL CO., NEW YORK FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE 1922
LABRADORITE *BEAUTIFUL BLUE-GREY FELDSPAR WITH A RAINBOW IRIDESCENCE.
LACE BOBBINS *USED BY LACEMAKERS. THEY HOLD A LENGTH
OF THREAD AND ARE
WEIGHTED AT THE END AND DECORATED BY GLASS BEADS.
LACROIX, CHRISTIAN *FASHION, ACCESSORY DEIGNER B ORN
IN 1950 IN FRANCE. FIRST WORKING WITH
HERMES AND THEN JEAN PATOU. FINALLY OPENING HIS OWN HOUSE IN 1987 IN
FRANCE.
LADY ELLEN *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOUND ON CRYSTAL BEADS
(IF ANYONE KNOWS
ANY INFORMATION REGARDING THIS MARK, PLEASE LET ME KNOW SO
THAT I CAN INCLUDE IN DATABASE.)
LAGERFELD, KARL *JEWELRY, FASHION AND FASHION ACCESSORY DESIGNER.
LAGUNA *JEWELRY DESIGNER C. 1944
LALIQUE, RENE *(1860-1945)PREMIER GLASS/JEWELRY
DESIGNER BORN IN "AY" FRANCE 1860 (D1954)
DESIGNED HIGHEST QUALITY GLASS AND JEWELRY. DEVELOPED SUPERIOR
WAYS OF WORKING WITH ENAMEL IN JEWELRY AND GLASS. HIS PERFUME
BOTTLES ARE HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE AND NONE EXCEED HIS QUALITY. HIS MARK
"R.LALIQUE", "LALIQUE" AND "R.L." ONE OF HIS BEST PATRONS WAS SARAH
BERNHARDT, THE ILLUSTRIOUS ACTRESS OF THE 1890'S. HE CHANGED HIS
FOCUS
FROM JEWELRY TO GLASS C. 1914 AND WON WORLD ACCLAIM FOR HIS DESIGNS.
R. LALIQUE IS HIS EARLIEST MARK AND SOME SMALLER ITEMS, PERFUME
BOTTLES,
ETC. SIMPLY "RL".
LAMINATED *MADE OF SEVERAL TIGHTLY PRESSED THIN LAYERS.
LAMBERT,RUCKI, JEAN *JEWERLY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1888 IN
POLAND (D1967). HE MOVED TO FRANCE
AND DESIGNED FOR GEORGES FOUQUET IN 1936-37.
LAMP WORK BEADS *BEADS MADE BY HAND BY HOLDING A GLASS
CANE IN THE FLAME OR
"LAMP" AND WINDING THE GLASS, SMOOTHING AND DECORATING WITH
TRAILS. BEAUTIFUL EXAMPLES ARE AVAILABLE AND HIGHLY COLLECTIBLE.
LANCHERE *PERFUMER;CHICAGO, IL: C. 1930'S: "BLUE ROSE"
LANCOME *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE: C.1930'S "BOCAGES", "TRESSOR"
LANDER *PERFUMER;NY NY: C. 1930'S: "BLACK ORCHID", "TIKI"
LANE, KENNETH J. *JEWELRY DESIGNER C.1963-PRESENT.
ORIGINALITY AND QUALITY
DESIGN KEEP THIS JEWELRY COLLECTIBLE. HIS JEWELRY IS WORN BY
THE RICH AND FAMOUS OF THE WORLD - HIS PEARLS BY FIRST LADIES.
HE ALSO SPECIALIZES IN ACCESSORIES INCLUDING HANDBAGS, WATCHES
AND HAIR ORNAMENTS SOLD IN TOP BOUTIQUES ALL OVER THE WORLD.
HIS CONCEPT CARRIES THE CHANEL THOUGHT THAT COSTUME JEWELRY CAN
MAKE EVERYONE FEEL RICH AND FAMOUS. TO COLLECT HIS JEWELRY IS TO
COLLECT THE ORIGINAL. MOST OLDER PIECES CARRY THE FULL SIGNATURE.
LANG *JEWELRY DESIGNER IN STERLING C. 1946
LANVIN *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE:C.1920'S: "ARPEGE",
"EAU DE LANVIN", "MY SIN". MY
SIN WAS BOTTLED IN A BLACK GLASS BOTTLE WITH MOULDED FLOWER
DESIGN IN GOLD ENAMEL. SEVERAL VARIATIONS OF THE BLACK BOTTLE
WERE PRODUCED EACH COLLECTIBLE.
LANVIN, JEANNE *BORN IN BELGIUM AND ESTABLISHING THE
LANVIN COUTURE HOUSE WHICH WAS
100 YEARS OLD IN 1990. LANVIN FOCUSED PRIMARILY ON EVENING ATTIRE
BUT ALSO DESIGNED LINGERIE AND ACCESSORIES. JEANNE LANVIN DIED IN
1946
AND ANTONIO DEL CASTILLO BECAME THE COUTURIER. JULES-FRANCOIS CRAHAY
SUCCEEDED CASTILLO WHEN HE BEGAN HIS OWN HOUSE. IN 1984 MARYLL
LANVIN,
A COUSIN BY MARRIAGE, BECAME THE COUTURIER.
LAPIDARY *REFERRING TO THE ART OF CUTTING, SHAPING AND POLISHING STONES
LAPIS LAZULI *DEEP BLUE OPAQUE STONE WITH TINY
METALLIC FLECKS VALUED SINCE
ANTIQUITY. QUALITY IS FOUND IN AFGHANISTAN. LAZURITE IS THE PRIMARY
INGREDIENT OF LAPIS BUT IT ALSO CONTAINS PYRITE, CALCITE AND
SOMETIMES DIOPSIDE. IT VARIES IN COLOR FROM A VIOLET BLUE TO A
DEEP
BLUE. THE EGYPTIANS USED IT IS A TALISMAN AND BELIEVED IT TO BE A
GREAT PROTECTIVE POWER. SUPPOSEDLY IT WAS THE STONE WHERE THE
TABLES OF LAW WERE ENGRAVED AND HANDED DOWN TO MOSES ON MOUNT
SIANAI. IT WAS REFERRED TO AS THE GEM OF THE STARS OR HEAVEN.
MEDICINALLY IT WAS GROUND AND INGESTED FOR EVERYTHING FROM
CHILD BIRTH TO A TONIC OR SALVE.
LAROCHE, GUY *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE:C.1960'S: "DRAKKAR NOIR"
LARSEN, HELGE *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1929 IN COPEHNAGEN, DENMARK.
LARTER & CO. *FINE JEWELRY DESIGN/MFG. OF THE ART NOUVEAU PERIOD. STERLING/ENAMELS. NEWARK, NJ.
LASKIN, REBEKAH *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY
DESIGNER/ARTIST WITH CREATIONS THAT RESEMBLE
MINIATURE ABSTRACT PAINTINGS WITH LAYERED EFFECTS.
LATTICINO *A LACY EFFECT PRODUCED IN VENETIAN GLASS ITEMS.
LAUDER, ESTEE *PERFUMER;NY NY:C.1950'S : "ALIAGE", "PRIVATE COLLECTION", YOUTH'DEW"
LAVA * THE RUNOFF FROM VOLCANO ACTION WAS POPULAR IN
THE 19TH CENTURY
AND USED IN JEWELRY. IT WAS COLORED FROM PALE GREY TO BROWN AND
BLACK. OBSIDIAN IS ACTUALLY A FORM OF LAVA. IT WAS USED BY
ANCIENT
CULTURES AS AN AMULET WITH THE BELIEF THAT IT CAME FROM THE
UNDERWORLD. IT WAS USED IN VICTORIAN TIMES FOR CAMEOS AND OTHER
CARVED JEWELRY.
LAVENDAR JASPER *A PALE OPAQUE MAUVE JASPER
LAZELL *PERFUMER;NY NY: C.1900'S: "BELLWOOD FLORA", "LILY OF THE VALLEY"
LEA STEIN *SEE STEIN
LEBUS, VAN *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY
DESIGNER/ARTIST USING THE COLLAGE METHOD
WITH UNLIKLEY COMBINATIONS AND AN AFFECTION FOR RECYCLING.
LECHZIN, STANLEY *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1936 IN
DETROIT, MI.
LEDO *JEWELRY DESIGNER TRADEMARK 1949-60; POLCINI 1960 -PRESENT. (SEE POLCINI)
LEERSUM, EMMY VAN *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1930 IN HOLLAND (D1984).
LEGALION *PERFUMER;NEUILLY, FRANCE, PARIS: C. 1930'S: "BOURRASQUE", MEGARA"
LEDUC, MARCEL *PERFUMER;ROCHESTER, NY C.1944:"BOO"
LEFCOURTE COSMETICS *PERFUMER; NY, NY: C. 1944: "COVER GIRL"
LEGRAND, ORIZA L. *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE"C.1860:"ZELMIS", "BREATH OF SPRING"
LEHN & FINK *PERFUMER;NY NY: C.1890:"COLUMBUS", "SAVOIR FAIRE" (SEE TUSSY")
LEIBER, JUDITH *JEWELRY & FASHION ACCESSORY
DESIGNER MOST FAMOUS FOR HER BEADED
AND WHIMSICAL PURSES WHICH SOAR IN COLLECTIBLE VALUE.
LEIGH (SHULTON) *PERFUMER;NY NY: C.1920'S:"VIRGINIA CLOVER", "SUBLIME"
LECIEN LELONG *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE, CHICAGO, IL.:C.1920'S:"CACHET", "A", "IMPROMPTU"
LENTHERIC *PERFUMER;CHICAGO IL., PARIS, FRANCE:C.1900: "MON REVE", "WILDFIRE"
LEOPARD SKIN JASPER *JASPER WITH A SPOTTY LOOK FROM BOTSWANA, HENCE THE NAME. ALSO SEE JASPER.
LEPIDOLITE *TYPE OF MICA THAT IS FOUND IN DEPOSITE IN
CALIFORNIA AND TAOS COUNTY,
NEW MEXICO. ITS NAME IS FROM THE GREEK "LEPIS" MEANING SCALE WHICH
REFERS TO THE TEXTURE OF THIS LAVENDER/PINK MINERAL.
LES BALLET DES DISEAU *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOHN RUBEL CO , NEW YORK SINCE 1943
LES BALLET DES FLEURS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF JOHN RUBEL CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1943
LESAGE STYLE *REFERRING TO JEWEL-STUDDED EMBROIDERY SO
POPULAR IN THE 1940'S. MOST
OFTEN IN SHIELD OR COAT OF ARMS MOTIF AND USED IN JEWELRY AS WELL AS
FASHION ORNAMENTATION.
LEUPP, LESIE *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY
DESIGNER/ARTIST PRODUCING DESIGNS IN
WIRE AND ANGULAR TECHNIQUES.
LEVER BROTHERS *PERFUMER;PORT SUNDAY, ENGLAND, NY NY:C. 1890'S:"NIGHT LETTER",
LEWERS, DARANI *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1936 IN SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA.
LIBERTY & CO. *LONDON, ENGLAND. JEWELRY CO.
LEADING THE WAY IN ART NOUVEAU MOVEMENT.
THEY INTRODUCED A LINE OF JEWELRY IN 1899 CALLED "CYMRIC" THAT WAS
DESIGNED BY A GROUP OF DESIGNERS - ARTHUR GASKIN, BERNARD
CUZNER,
AND ARCHIBALD. LIBERTY'S MARKS WERE "L & CO" WITHIN 3 DIAMONDS
SIDE
BY SIDE; "CYMRIC", OR "W.H.H." FOR W.H. HASELER
LIND, JENNY *BORN JOHANNA MARIA LIND IN 1920 SHE CAME
TO AMERICA IN 1850 AND TOOK
THE COUNTRY BY STORM WITH HER ANGELIC NIGHTENGALE VOICE. SHE ALSO
BECAME THE "TOAST OF EUROPE". COUNTLESS SOUVENIRS AND TRIBUTES TO HER
WERE MADE AMONG THEM BUTTONS AND JEWELRY ITEMS FEATURING HER
LIKENESS.
LINDNER, ROLF *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1946 IN ICHTERSHAUSEN, GDR.
LINK, WILLIAM *FINE JEWELRY DESIGNER C. 1902. NEWARK NJ.. MOSTLY STERLING.
LIONCEAU *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE; 1920'S; "TEMPS DES FLEURS"
LISNER *JEWELRY DESIGNER/TRADEMARK FROM 1938-PRESENT
LITTLE PRINCESS PROD. *PERFUMER;NY NY; 1940'S; "MY LITTLE PRINCESS"
LIQUID SILVER *STYLE OF JEWELRY SOUTH-WEST AMERICAN INDIAN USING SINGLE STRANDS OF TINY TUBULAR SILVER.
LLEWELLYN *HANDBAG/ACCESSORY DESIGNER - PLASTIC JEWEL
BAGS 1950'S.
L'ORLE *PERFUMER;NY NY; 1940'S; "ARGENTINA", "LIBIDO"
LOCKET *PENDANT WITH BOOK OPENING TO HOLD SMALL
PICTURES OR OTHER
COMMEMORATIVE ITEMS. USUALLY HINGED AND IN VARIOUS SHAPES.
POPULAR FASHION ACCESSORY THAT SEEMS TO ADAPT TO ANY DESIGN
CHANGES.
LOGO *THE WORD OR SYMBOL THAT REPRESENTS THE ENTIRE NAME OR PRODUCT.
LONG, RANDY *AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1951.
LORENZAN, JENS-RUDIGER *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1942 IN HAGEN, FRG.
LOST WAX *METHOD OF METAL CASTING USING WAX AS A
MODEL. IT MELTS OUT WHEN THE MOLTEN METAL OR GLASS
FLOWS IN.
LOTUS POD *JEWELRY SHAPE APPEARING IN EGYPTIAN JEWELRY
LOUIS PHILIPPE *COSMETIC MFG./ - ROUGE INCARNAT/ANGELUS C. 1920'S
LOUIS VUITTON *ACCESSORY/FASHION DESIGNER.
LOVE BEADS *LONG STRANDS OF TINY BEADS OF ALL COLORS POPULARIZED IN THE 1960'S.
LOZENGE *DIAMOND SHAPE
LUBIN *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE; 1920'S; "FLEURS DE
FRANCE". THEIR PERFUME
"AU SOLEIL" WAS CONTAINED IN A BOTTLE WITH A LIFELIKE LIZARD STALKING A
FLY AND IS A RARE FIND!
LUCITE *THE TRADEMARK FOR A HIGHLY TRANSPARENT
ACRYLIC/PLASTIC MATERIAL
USED IN ACCESSORIES AND JEWELRY AS WELL AS OTHER ITEMS.
LUCKENBOOTH BROOCHES * BROOCHES THAT WERE SOLD IN STREET
STALS (LLUCKENBOOTHS) IN EDINBURG
ENGLAND. THEY USUALLY HAD A HEART MOTIF ALONG WITH A CROWN AND
SOMETIMES THE MONOGRAM "M" WHICH STOOD FOR QUEEN MARY. WHEN THE
M WAS INCLUDED, THE BROOCH WAS ALSO REFERRED TO AS THE QUEEN MARY
BROOCH.
LUCKY STRIKE *PERFUMER;NY NY; 1950; "MR. LUCKY", "MISS LUCKY"
LUGOSSY, MARIA *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1950 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY.
LUNCH AT THE RITZ *CONTEMPORARY JEWELRY DESIGN CO. SPECIALIZING IN COLLAGE.
LUNDBORG "PERFUMER;LONDON ENGLAND, NY NY; 1900'S; "FASCINATION"
LUNETTE *CRESCENT OR MOON SHAPED
LUNULA *CRESCENT MOON SHAPED NECKLACE USUALLY OF METAL SOMETIMES WITH CHARM DECORATION.
LUSTRE *THE IRIDESCENT OR METALLIC EFFECT ON
GLASS OR OTHER GLAZED
SURFACE USED TO ENHANCE THE APPEARANCE.
LUXOR *COSMETIC MFG. - FACE POWDER
1930'S