ORNAMENT, JEWELRY & ACCESSORY
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M  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USING ARROWS FOR FRAY JEWELRY, PROVIDENCE, RI  SINCE 1914

M   *COMBINED WITH EIFFEL TOWER WAS JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR B.B. GREENBERG CO.   PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1962

M WITH A HEART  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF MEINHARDT & CO.,INC. NEW INCE 1962

M  *WITH INTERSECTING "S" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF SOLOMON MANTZOWITZ MFG.  CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1953

M  *COMBINED WITH HORSESHOE GRAPHIC - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR FRANK MORROW  CO., PROVIDNCE, RI SINCE 1946.

M  *STYLIZED SMALL "M" - JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF J. MILHENING, INC., CHICAGO SINCE 1909

M  *COMBINED WITH LINES/DOTS - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARCHAL, INC., NEW YORK SINCE  1944

M  *COMBINED WITH "A" IN STYLIZED GEOMETRIC PATTERN - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR   MARVEL JEWELRY MFG. CO.,
       PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1942

MAV  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARIA V. VOGT, NEW YORK NY SINCE 1958

MB  *STYLIZED LETTERS WITHIN A DIAMOND SHAPE - JEWLERY TRADEMARK FOR MURRAY M.  BRAUNSTEIN, INC. NEW YORK
          SINCE 1962

MC  *JEWELRYTRADEMARK FOR MURRAY CHUVEN, NEWARK, NJ SINCE 1950

MCA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MOLDING CORP. OF AMERICAN, INC., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE
            1932. ALSO CASES, FRAMES, ORNAMENTS.

MCP  *JEWELRYTRADEMARK FOR MAURICE C. PEYSTER, INC., NEW YORK, SINCE 1962

MD  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR AARON PERKIS, NEW YORK SINCE 1947

MFC  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR METAL FINDINGS CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1941 FOR METAL  STAMPINGS AND FINDINGS ONLY.

M-H  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MCGRATH-HAMIN, INC., PROVIDENCE, RI  SINCE 1951

MGS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MARTIN GLUCK & SONS, PITTSBURG, PA. SINCE 1965]

M-J-B  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M.BLAU, NEW YORK SINCE 1961

MJ  *CONJOINED LETTERS WITHIN AN OVAL - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MERIT JEWELRY CASTING  CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1962

MJI  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MONTREAUX JEWELRY INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1962

MJK  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MERMOD-JACCARD-KING, ST. LOUIS, MO SINCE 1945

M & L  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MANDELBAUM & LAUFER, NEW YORK SINCE 1962

M&M  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M & M JEWELRY CREATIONS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1960 -  ALSO PRECIOUS METALS.

M & N  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M & N SILVERS, NEW YORK SINCE 1962

MPC  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR JEWELSMITHS INTERNATIONAL, NEW YORK SINCE 1967

M (S M B)  *STYLIZED LETTERS - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR S. MASTROYANNI & BROS., INC., NEW  YORK SINCE 1962

MSG  *COMBINED WITH DIAMOND SHAPE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR M.S. COMPANY, ATTLEBORO,  MA. SINCE 1915

MW  *CONJOINED STYLIZED LETTERS -JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MIDWEST JEWELERS, OKLAHOMA  CITY, OK SINCE 1935

MWCO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MANOR WHOLESALE CO., DETROIT, MI SINCE 1962

MCCARTHY, CHARLIE  *COMBINED WITH SILOUETTE/SCRIPT SIGNATURE - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR CHARLIE
                                               MCCARTHY, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1937

MCGREGOR  *COMBINED WITH SHIELD/GRAPHICS - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR SCHNEIDER LEATHER
                            NOVELTY CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1944


MAASAI  *TRIBE IN KENYA MAKING BEADED JEWELERY ON COPPER OR IRON WIRE.

MABE' PEARL  *PEARL WITH A FLAT BOTTOM AND ROUND TOP.

MACALADY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR ELSIE J. BOUCHER, COLVILLE, WA. SINCE 1960

MACCA  *SMALL FACETED BUGLE BEADS; ITALIAN

MACE'S  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MACE'S , KANSAS CITY, MO SINCE 1937

MACRAME   *ART OF DECORATIVE KNOTTING

R.H. MACY & CO.  *PERFUMER;NY NY; 1920'S; "AMRITA", "SCARLET"

MAD MONEY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR ALPHA-CRAFT, INC, NEW YORK SINCE 1946

MADAM DU BARRY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WALTER M. MYERS, NEW YORK SINCE 1945 FOR
                                         JEWELRY USEING FAUX PEARLS AS WELL AS OTHER COSTUME.

MADAME HELENE  *PERFUMER;CHICAGO; 1920'S; "LOTUS BLOSSOM"

MADAM QUEEN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY KAUFFMANN DEPARTMENT STORES, PITTSBURG, PA SINCE      1930

MADEMOISELLE DE PARIS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HENRY JONAS, NEW YORK SINCE 1954

MADONNA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY THOMAS B. WILSON, MINEAPOLIS, MN SINCE 1945

MADORA PEARLS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SYNDICATE TRADING CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1928

MAESTRO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR AUTOMATIC GOLD CHAIN CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1929

MAGIC EYE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1938

MAGIC GARDEN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK SINCE 1972

MAGICLIP  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1950

MAGI-CLIP  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1960

MAGNIFIC  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY

MAGNIFIED  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COLONIAL MFG. CO., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1942

MAGNI-TOP  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GOODMAN * CO., INDIANAPOLIS, IA. SINCE 1954

MAGNOLIA WHITE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BYCK BROS. & CO., INC., LOUISVILLE, KY SINCE 1945

MAH-JONGG  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1923
                             INCLUDING CASES, BAGS - SOME WITH PRECIOUS METAL.

MAHARANI  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1937
                         USED BY "CORO" SINCE 1935. LETTERS ARE SEPARATED INSTEAD OF IN SCRIPT.

MAI D'OR  *COSMETIC MFG./ACCESSORY - FACE POWDER IN BRASS TIN C.1900-20

MAIERHOFER, FRITZ  *AUSTRIAN JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1941.

MAISON D'OR  *COMBINED WITH EIFFEL TOWER GRAPHIC WITHIN ORNAMENTAL OVAL - JEWELRY
                                TRADEMARK FOR LITWIN & SONS, INC., CININNATI, OH SINCE 1958

MAIS OUI  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BOURJOIS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1940

MAJA, LUSTRE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SOBEL BROTHERS, INC., PERTH AMBOY, NY SINCE 1965

MAJORICA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY DANIEL BENNETT CO., LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1957
                         FOR JEWELRY WITH FAUX PEARLS.

MAKE-BELIEVABLES  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1971

MAKIGAWA, CARLIER  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1952 IN PERTH, AUSTRALIA.

MALACHITE               HEAVY GREEN OPAQUE STONE WITH BANDS AND VEINING AND LIGHTER
                                      GREEN AND WHITE. HAS THE ALTERNATIVE NAME "SERPENTINE".
                                       USUALLY CUT EN CABOCHON AND USED FOR RINGS AND INLAY WORK.
                                       IT IS A COPPER MINERAL AND GETS ITS NAME FROM THE GREEK "MALAKHE"
                                       MEANING MALLOW. IT IS FOUND IN THE RUSSIA, AFRICA, AUSTRALIA AND THE UNITED
                                       STATES.  MALACHINTE WAS USED IN ANCIENT EGYPT FO AMULETS AND COSMETICS.
                                       IT WAS ALSO WORN AS PROTECTION FROM BLACK MAGIC.

MAMIE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO SINCE 1952

MAMSELLE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY B.B. GREENBERG CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1962

MAN  *GRAPHIC OF - SEE MISTER PICKWICK, INC.

MAN ABOUT TOWN  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY BRITE MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1953 - MENS

MANDELL, DAVID  *CURRENT JEWELRY DESIGNER, NYC. MANY ONE OF A KIND PIECES, SOME UNSIGNED.
                                      JEWELRY IS NOW SIGNED "THE SHOW MUST GO ON".

MANHATTAN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MANHATTAN JEWELRY CTR., NEW YORK SINCE 1944

MANDARIN BEAD  *AN ANTIQUE CHINESE GLASS BEAD OF A LARGE SIZE.

MANJECO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MFG. JEWELRS EXPORT CO., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1921

MANLEIGH  *GEOMETRIC SQUARE W/LINES.JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MANLEIGH INC. PROVIDENCE RI  SINCE 1962

MANN, ARTHUR  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY UNIVERSAL JEWELRY CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1971

MANN, THOMAS  *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST WHO DESCRIBES HIS WORK AS
                                   "THEATRICAL".  WITH A COLLAGE METHOD HE COMBINES OLD AND NEW INTO
                                   DRAMATIC DESIGNS FOR THE BODY AS WELL VISUAL APPRECIATION.

MANREY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ASSOCIATED MFG., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1944

MANTELET  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1949

MAR-KAY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USEDBY MARVIN PRANGER-MAR-KAY JEWELRY MFG., ORLANDO  FL SINCE 1954

MAR-RINA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY RHODE ISLAND PEARL CO., EDGEWOOD, RI SINCE 1944

MARATHON CO.  *USED GIRL WITHIN A HEART SHAPE AS TRADEMARK SINCE 1937

MARATHON  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARATHON CO., ATLEBORO MASS. SINCE 1914

MARATHON  *INSIDE DIAMOND SHAPE W/ARROW - TRADEMARK USED BY ATTLEBORO CHAIN CO., SINCE 1909

MARATHON  *INSIDE DIAMOND - TRADEMARK USED BY MARATHON CO., ATTLEBORO, MASS./SAMUEL M.
                           EINSTEIN FOR MISC. CHAIN JEWELRY SINCE 1914

MARBOUX  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARCEL BOUCHER ET CIE, NEW YORK SINCE 1937

MARCASITE  *ACTUALLY IRON PYRITE CUT IN FACETED STONES, POLISHED TO A SILVER LUSTER AND
                           USED IN JEWELRY. POPULAR FROM THE 18TH CENTURY ON AND USED BY SOME AS A
                           SUBSTITUTION FOR THE MORE EXPENSIVE DIAMONDS. MARCASITE JEWELRY HAS
                           EXPERIENCED A RISE IN POPULARITY ALONG WITH VICTORIAN JEWELRY. WATCH FOR QUALITY
                          AND HAND- SET STONES AS THEY ARE NOT AS EASILY DISLODGED. MARCASITES ARE ALSO
                          BEING CUT IN "FANTASY" SHAPES.

MARCEL BOUCHER  JEWELRY DESIGNER/TRADEMARK FOR MARCEL BOUCHER ET CIE, NEW YORK SINCE 1938
    SEE "BOUCHER".

MARCEAU  *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE, NY NY; 1900'S:"AMBRE NOIR", "LILAS"

MARCHAL JEWELERS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARCHAL, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1944

MARCHIONESS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1938

MARGARITA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY D.SWAROVSKI & CO., AUSTRIA SINCE 1964

MARINO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARINO JEWELRY CO., PAWTUCKET RI SINCE 1945

MARJORIE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ELLIOT,GREENE & CO., INC.,NEW YORK SINCE 1925

MARKOFF,ALEXANDRA DE *PERFUMER;NY NY; 1930'S:"SPRING GODDESS", "WATER NYMPHS"

MARLENE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WILLIAM RAND, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1953 - FAUX PEARLS

MARLY  *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE, NY NY; 1930'S:"ADAGIO", "MUGUET"

MARQUES DE ELORZA *PERFUMER;PARIS, FRANCE, NY NY; 1920'S: "MING JADE"

MARQUETTE CREATIONS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MORRIS KAPLAN & SONS, NEW YORK SINCE 1926

MARQUISE CUT  *GEMSTONE/RHINESTONE THAT HAS  POINTED ENDS TO AN "OVAL" SHAPE. ALSO CALLED  NAVETTE.

MARQUISE RING  *ANY LARGE OVAL SHAPED RING WITH ABOVE TYPE STONES.

MARRIAGE  *ITEM MADE COMBINING PARTS FROM DIFFERENT SOURCES. NOT AS ORIGINALLY
                        MADE. DOES NOT REFER TO REPAIRS/REPLACEMENT STONES, PIN STEMS, ETC.

MARSHALL FIELD  *PERFUMER;CHICAGO IL: 1900'S: "BLUE ROSE", "ISHTAR"

MARTINAZZI, BRUNO  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1923 IN ITALY.

MASRIERA, LOUIS  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST FORN 1872 IN SPAIN (D1958). HE WAS COMMISSIONED
                                       TO MAKE A DIADEM FOR QUEEN VICTORIA IN 1906.

MATCHABELLI, PRINCE *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE: 1930'S: "WIND SONG", "MUGUET". THEIR
                                               BOTTLE  TRADEMARK WAS THE CROWN SHAPED BOTTLE WHICH WAS PART
                                               OF  THE FAMILY COAT OF ARMS.

MARTELLI  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARTELLI JEWELRY CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1947

MARTHA WEATHERED *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARTHA WEATHERED SHOPS, CHICAGO, IL. SINCE 1921

MARVA-STAR  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARVELLA, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1963

MARVANIUM  *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY WEINREICH BROS., CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1950

MARVELIQUE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARVELLA, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1961

MARVELLA  *1911-PRESENT JEWELRY MFG., NEW YORK /PRIMARILY PEARLS. FROM 1982-PRESENT A
                        SUBSIDIARY OF CRYSTAL BRANDS JEWELRY GROUP. MOST MARKS INCLUDED THE
                       "MARVELLA"  NAME IN SOME FORM.

MARVELLA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SOL E. WEINREICH/WEINREICH BROS., NEW YORK SINCE 1911.
                         MANY VARIATIONS OF THEIR TRADEMARK INCLUDING MARVELLA FABULOUS SINCE 1949;
                         MARVELLA MINERVA QUALITY SINCE 1939; MARVELLA PEARL NUGGETS SINCE 1948; MARVELLA
                         ZENITH QUALITY SINCE 1939 AND MORE. MOST FOR SIMULATED,  FAUX PEARL JEWELRY.

MASCOTS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CHARLES DE B. ARCULARIUS, NEW CANAAN, CT. SINCE 1941

MASK  *COVERING FOR THE FACE EITHER AS AN ACCESSORY I.E. MASQUERADES OR FOR PROTECTION
               AS IN A "CATCHERS" MASK OR INDUSTRIAL MASK.  IT CAN ALSO REFER TO ENTIRE HEAD AND
               FACE COVERING.

MASTERFOLD  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY THE HADLEY CO., IN., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1928

MASTERPIECE OF FASHION JEWELRY   JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCDE 1943

MATA BLUE EYES  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY H. C. MUSSELLS CO., OAKLAND, CA., SINCE 1945

MATERNA RING  *RING USED TO INDICATE THAT A WOMAN HAD REACHED MOTHERHOOD.  IT
                                  CONSISTED OF TWO LOOPS THE HELD A CIRCLE BETWEEN THEM TO
                                  REPRESENT THE NEW LIFE. SOMETIMES THEY FEATURED A SINGLE GEM IN
                                  THE CENTER - SAPPHIRE FOR BOY AND RUBY FOR A GIRL. TODAY A RING
                                  WITH THE BIRTHSTONES OF ONES CHILDREN IS USED IN VARIOUS STYLES.

MATISSE (SCRIPT)  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK/DESIGNER - MATISSE, LTD., LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1952
                                       ALSO USED A GRAPHIC DOUBLE POINTED STAR W/NAME SINCE 1956

MATISSE (BLOCK)  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF MATISSE LIMITED, LOS ANGELES, CA. FOR COPPER JEWELRY SINCE
                                       1952 - ALSO SEE RENOIR

MATRIX  *BACKGROUND OR INSIDE COLOR

MATSU  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MATSU PEARL IMPORTING CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1960

MATT    *NON SHINY SURFACE

MATURELLE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USEDBY MARVELLA PEARLS, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1957

MAWDSLEY, RICHARD *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST USING METALS IN AN ART NOUVEAU
                                              CONTRAST TO ART DECO IN A SINGLE DESIGN USING METAL TUBING AND IMAGERY.

MAX FACTOR  *COSMETIC/ACCESSORY MFG. 1930'S + KNOWN AS THE PRODUCT USED BY THE MOVIE
                               STARS AND MANY STARS WERE USED IN THEIR MAGAZINE ADVERTISEMENTS.

MAXANN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MAXANN MFG. CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1944

MAXINE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1938

MAYA DE MEXICO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MAYA DE MEXICO, LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1949

MAYFAIR  *INSIDE CIRCLE W/BOW - JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GLAMOUR JEWELRY, INC.,
                     PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1957 - MOSTLY PEARLS

MAYFAIR  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MARTIN-COPELAND CO., PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1929

MAYTREE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MAYTREE PRODUCTS, CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1944

MAZER BROS.  *1926-1951(ALSO SEE JOMAZ) THE MAZER FAMILY CAME TO THE US FROM RUSSIA IN THE MID-
                             1920'S AND TWO OF THE SONS, JOSEPH AND LINCOLN STARTED A SHOE BUCKLE BUSINESS.
                             THEY LATER TURNED TO JEWELRY DESIGN . HIGH QUALITY AND SPECTACULAR DESIGNS.
                             AFTER WWII THE BROTHERS DIVIDED THE BUSINESS AND "JOMAZ" WAS BORN.
                             THE JOMAZ MARK CEASED BY 1980. MAZER WAS ACTIVE ONLY UNTIL THE 50'S.


MCCLELLAND BARCLAY *SEE BARCLAY

MCCUTCHEON & CO.  USED A SPINNING WHEEL AS A GRAPHIC TRADEMARK - JAMES MCCUTCHEON & CO., NEW
                                            YORK SINCE 1866 FOR NOVELTY JEWELRY.


MEARDELLE ORIGINALS *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JULIO J. MARSELLA, PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1955

MEDALLION  *A LARGE ROUND PENDANT OF MEDAL OR COIN SOMETIMES AN AWARD OR  COMMEMORATIVE ORNAMENT.

MEDITERRANEAN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY DANIEL BENNETT CO., LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1958

MEDNIKOW  *FINE JEWELRY DESIGNERS/MFG. - ATLANTA, GA.

MEERSCHAUM   *A VERY LIGHT POROUS SOFT STONE USED PRIMARILY TO MAKE PIPES
                                   BUT SOMETIMES USED FOR JEWELRY. MADE PRIMARILY IN TURKEY AND  TANZANIA.

MELBA, INCV.  *NY COSMETIC/PERFUME MFG. - NY, PARIS, CHICAGO, LOS ANGELES, TORONTO,  C. 1928' - LOV'ME BRAND.

MEMENTO MORI  *MEANS "BE MINDFUL OF DEALTH" REFERS TO AN ITEM OF JEWELRY DESIGNED
                                    AROUND THE THEME OF DEATH AND TRANSITION OF LIFE INTO DEATH.

MEMORIAL JEWELRY  JEWELRY WORN AS A COMMEMORATIVE TO A DECEASED LOVED ONE.
                                           MOST OF THE TIME THE JEWELRY WAS BLACK OR FOCUS BLACK AND
                                           MADE OF DIFFERENT MATERIALS INCLUDING JET, GUTTA PERCHA, BOG
                                           OAK AND BLACK ENAMELS.  HAIR JEWELRY WAS ALSO A POPULAR
                                           MEMORIAL JEWELRY MEDIUM WHEREIN THE HAIR STRANDS OF A LOVED
                                           ONE WERE WOVEN AND USED IN LOCKETS, BRACELETS AND RINGS.
                                           QUEEN VICTORIA POPULARZIED THE USE OF MEMORIAL JEWELRY.
                                            ALSO SEE MOURNING JEWELRY.

MEMORIES OF LIFE  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC. FOR CHARM BRACELETS SINCE 1954

MEMMORY HEARTS  JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY OLIVE SELLE, ST. LOUIS, MO SINCE 1930

MEMORY HEARTS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY EISENSTADT MFG. CO. ,ST. LOUIS MO FOR CHARMS SINCE     959

MEN FROM MARS  *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY D. LISNER & CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1940

MERCURY GRAPHIC  JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MERCURY RING CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1943

MEREDITH  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GEMEX CO. SINCE 1930

MERINGUE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, INC., SINCE 1942

MERMAID   *GRAPHIC USED AS JEWELRY TRADEMARK BY PALEY & THOMAS, INC., NEW YORK, NY   FOR PEARL JEWELRY SINCE
                        1951

METALITE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1929

METALLIC  *COATING OR LUSTER USED TO EHNANCE A STONE WITH A GOLD, BRONZE, LOOK.

METCALF, BRUCE  *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST CREATING ALMOST CARTOONLIKE
                                      PIECES HE DESCRIBES AS "IRONIC NEGATIVITY".

Mexican Jewelry Designers Salvador Teran - Designed for Marbel Department Stores in Mexico 1950-60's

MICHAELA FREY * AUSTRIAN JEWELRY DESIGNER/COMPANY SPECIALIZING IN ENAMEL

MIDGETS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SCHEIN BROS., NEW YORK SINCE 1915

MIKIMOTO, KOKICHI  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1858 IN JAPAN (D1954). HIS FOCUS WAS ON PEARLS.

MIKLOS, GUSTAVE  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1888 IN BUDAPEST, HUNGARY (D1967)

MILADY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY WILLIAM RAND, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1949

MILGLO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MIGLIO JEWELRY ,NEW YORK SINCE 1946
 

MILLEFIORI  *MEANS "THOUSAND FLOWERS". METHOD OF DECORATING GLASS BEADS
                          AND JEWELRY BY USING "CANES" WITH CROSS-SECTIONS MELTED ONTO
                          THE SURFACE GIVING THE MANY FLOWERED LOOK. ALSO POPULAR DESIGN
                           IN PAPERWEIGHTS.

MILLEGRAIN  *METHOD OF SETTING STONES USING A COLLET FOR A PRONG/BEAD METHOD OF
                             HOLDING STONES IN THE SETTING.

MILLER, JOHN PAUL  *AMERICAN JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST FORN 1918 IN PENN.

MILLER, NICOLE  *FASHION ACCESSORY DESIGNER  MOST FAMOUS FOR COLORFUL TIES AND SCARVES.

MILLIONEARS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., NEW YORK FOR EARRINGS SINCE 1949

F.MILLOT  *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE;; 1920'S: "JOYEUSE NUIT", "CREPE DE CHINE"

MILLY AND TILLY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ALPHA-CRAFT CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1945

MILVERN  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MILVERN CO., BEVERLY HILLS, CA. SINCE 1954

MIMLITSCH-GRAY, MYRA *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST WITH DESIGNS FEATURING
                                                     THE DIAMOND UNUSUAL SETTINGS.

MIN-I-JET!  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ERNEST R. NEYHARD, POTTSTOWN, PA. SINCE 1950

MINETTA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GUGLEILMINA ANNIBALI, EAST ROCKAWAY, NY SINCE 1943

MING TAI  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SPEIDEL CORP.L PROVIDENCE, RI SINCE 1947 FOR       ACELETS

MINI-RING  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY KUSHNER & PINES, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1959

MIRANDA  *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY WILLIAM RAND, NEW YORK SINCE 1946

MIRO-DENA  *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE, NY NY; 1920'S: "REGENT VIOLETTE"

MISS FERNBROOK  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY FEDERATED DEPT. STORES, INC., CINCINNATI, OH SINCE 1971

MISS INTERNATIONAL *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY EMPRESS PEARL SYNDICATE, LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE
                                               1956 FOR TIARAS, CROWNS AND MISC. PEARL JEWELRY.

MISS RICHELIEU  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1958

MISS UNIVERSE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JAMES J. BOUTROSS/EMPRESS PEARL SYNDICATE, LOS
                                   ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1954

MISS VANITY  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY D. JACOBS SONS, CO., CINCINNATI, OH SINCE 1931

MISTER PICKWICK  GRAPHIC SILOUETTE OF A MAN WITHIN ORNATE BORDER - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MISTER
                                       PICKWICK, INC., CHICAGO, IL SINCE 1958

MITSUYASU, TAKEO  *JAPANESE JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1944 IN TOKYO.

MITCHELL, VALERIE  *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST WORKING WITH PATINAS AND
                                           TEXTURES.

MIYATA, SHUHEI  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1933 ON SADO ISLAND, JAPAN.

MIZPAH RING  *POPULAR RING IN THE 19TH CENTURY WITH A BAND WITH THE WORDS "MISPAH" ENGRAVED
                              ACROSS THE TOP MEANING MAY THE LORD WATCH BETWEEN ME AND THEE WHILE WE ARE
                              ABSENT FROM EACH OTHER".


MOBA  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK OF MOBA JEWELRY CORP., NEW YORK SINCE 1957

MOD  *SHORT FOR MODERN, THIS TERM PROBABLY ORIGINATED IN THE CARNABY
            STREET BOUTIQUES OF LONDON IN THE 1960'S. IT WAS USED TO DESCRIBE
            THE STYLE OF DRESS WORN BY THE YOUNG FASHION SETTERS AS A
            PROTEST AGAINST "TRADITION". THE STYLE INCLUDED THE MINI SKIRTS,
            HIGH CALF BOOTS, HIP HUGGERS, LEATHER, ETC.  THEY HAVE SINCE
            BEEN INCORPORATED INTO NEWER STYLES IN VARIATIONS.

MOHS SCALE  *USED TO MEASURE HARDNESS FROM 1TO 10 I.E. TALC TO DIAMOND. GLASS
                               IS 5 OR 6 ON THE SCALE. IT WAS INVENTED BY FRIEDRICH MOHS (1773-1839)
                             , AN AUSTRIAN MINERALOGIST.

MOLDAVITE  *A RARE, TRANSLUCENT GREEN STONE AND MEMBER OF THE TEKTITE FAMILY.
                            SOME BELIEVE IT TO BE AN EXTRA-TERRESTRIAL STONE. IT IS FOUND ONLY
                            IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA AND IS NAMED AFTER THE MOLDAU RIVER IN BOHEMIA.
                            IF IS A BEAUTIFUL BOTTLE GREEN COLOR. LEGEND SAYS THAT MOLDAVITE
                           WAS CONSIDERED A HOLY RELIC CARVED FROM "EMERALDS" THAT FELL FROM
                            THE SKY IN 1787. IT IS BELIEVED TO HAVE "MAGICAL" QUALITIES.

MOLINARD  *PERFUMER;GRASSE FRANCE, PARIS FRANCE: 1900'S':"BACCHANTES",
                                                                 "MIMOSA"

MOLLYNEUX  *PERFUMER;PARIS FRANCE: C.1920'S:"CHARM DE MOLYNEUX"

MOMENTO MORI  *MEANING "REMEMBER YOU MUST DIE" WAS INSCRIBED ON COFFINS, ETC. AND
                                      SOMETIMES ON JEWELRY AS A MOMENTO OF THE DEPARTED.

MONACO PEARLS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED WITH A SCENIC GRAPHIC - P. ROTH & CO., NEW YORK
                                       SINCE 1923 FOR PEARL JEWELRY.

MONET,HENRI  *PERFUMER;ATLANTA, GA:C.1930'S: "ALWAYS IN MY HEART", "SONG OF INDIA"

MONET  *JEWELRY MFG. 1937-PRESENT. SINCE 1989 THEY HAVE BEEN A
                  SUBSIDIARY OF CRYSTAL BRANDS JEWELRY GROUP. MONET HAS ALWAYS
                  BEEN KNOWN FOR ITS QUALITY AND ORIGINAL JEWELRY ITEMS. MONET WAS FOUNDED BY
                  JAY AND MICHAEL CHERNOW AND WAS ORIGINALLY KNOWN AS MONOCRAFT. THEY INITIALLY
                  SUPPLIED INITIALS FOR HANDBAGS AND FASHION ACCESSORIES. THEY BECAME A LEADER
                  IN THE FASHION JEWELRY FIELD DURING THE LATE 40'S CONCENTRATING ON STREAMLINED
                 JEWELRY ITEMS. DURING THE 60'S THEY BECAME BOLDER AND MORE CREATIVE AND ALWAYS
                 A LEADER IN JEWELRY DESIGNS.
 

MONIQUE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR BDA, INC., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1971

MONOCRAFT  *JEWELRY CO. FOUNDED IN 1937 NOW KNOWN AS MONET. MONOCRAFT
                              MADE MOSTLY MONOGRAM TYPE ITEMS, ETC. LATER GOING TO
                             COSTUME JEWELRY. ALSO USED A RECTANGULAR TAG.

MONOGRAM  *INITIALS REPRESENTING THE NAME OF A PERSON.

MONOGRAM CARTOUCHE *ORNAMENTAL OUTLINE OF THE SPACE TO BE USED FOR THE MONOGRAM.

MONOLINX  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SAMUEL B. KAHN, CHICAGO, IL. SINCE 1920 FOR  CUFF LINKS/BUTTONS.

MONOPEARL  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MONOPEARL, INC., PROVIDENCE RI SINCE 1944 FOR PEARLS

MONTE CARLO(SCRIPT) *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY HICKOK MFG. CO., INC. ROCHESTER, NY FOR MENS JEWLERY
                                                  SINCE 1953

MONTE CARLO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY C. RANDALL & CO., N. ATTLEBORO, MA. SINCE 1931

MOON-LITE  *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY MARK DOTTENHEIM, NEW YORK SINCE 1919 - PEARLS

MOONBEAM  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, NEW YORK SINCE 1956 - PEARLS
                             USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, NEW YORK SINCE 1941

MOONGLO  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY SCHEIN BROS., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1933

MOONRAYS  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY CORO, INC., SICNE 1956

MOONSTONE  *POPULAR TRANSLUCENT SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE WITH A SOFT SHIMMER AS THE
                               NAME SUGGESTS. IT IS A VARIETIY OF FELDSPAR AND THE SHEEN IT CARRIES IS
                               CALLED "ADULARESCENCE". ITS SOFT MILKY WHITE/GRAY/BLUE COLOR MADE IT
                               A POPULAR ART NOUVEAU GEM. IT IS STILL A SACRED STONE IN INDIA AND IS
                               SAID TO BE A SYMBOL OF THE THIRD EYE CLARIFYING SPIRITUAL KNOWLEDGE.

MOONWIND  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY AVON PRODUCTS, NEW YORK SINCE 1971

MOP  *REFERS TO MOTHER OF PEARL - THE HARD INTERIOR OF CERTAIN SHELLS.

MOPEY AND DOPEY  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY ALPHA-CRAFT CO., NEW YORK SINCE 1946

MORNING/NOON AND NIGHT *JEWLERY TRADEMARK/GRAPHIC - USED BY BENJAMIN R. BRODY, NEW YORK SINCE 1940

MORRIS, MAY  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1862 IN ENGLAND (D1938). SHE WAS THE
                               DAUGHTER OF WILLIAM MORRIS, LEADER OF THE ARTS AND CRAFTS MOVEMENT. SHE
                               WAS ONE OF THE FOUNDERS OF THE WOMEN'S GUILD OF ARTS (1907).

MORRIS, ROBERT LEE *FINE JEWELRY DESIGNER POPULAR FOR HIS RICH, MYSTICAL DESIGNS AND EXQUISITE
                                             STONES.

MORSE  *THE LARGE CLASP FASETNING ON A CLOAK USUALLY WORN BY CLERGY.

MOSAIC JEWELRY  TECHNIQUE ORIGINATING IN ITALY WITH THE POPULARITY OF SOUVENIR
                                           JEWELRY WHERE TINY PIECES OF COLORED STONE ARE INLAID IN THE
                                           DESIGN ON A BLACK BACKGROUND.  MICRO-MOSAIC WAS SO DELICATE
                                           AS TO RESEMBLE ACTUAL PAINTINGS.  VERY POPULAR IN THE VICTORIAN
                                           ERA.

MOSELLE ORIIGNALS  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY FREDERIC MOSELL, NEW YORK SINCE 1940
                                             PRIZED FOR ITS EXCELLENT QUALITY IT IS UNFORTUNATELY RARELY SEEN.

MOSER, KOLOMAN  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN 1868 IN AUSTRIA (1918).

MOSS AGATE  *TRANSLUCENT AGATE WITH VEINS LIKE GREEN VEGETATION.

MOSTBOCK-HUBER, EDITH *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN VIENNA, AUSTRIA IN 1947. ALSO WORKED
                                                         IN TEXTILE DESIGN.

MOTHER OF PEARL  WHITE PEARL OYSTER SHELL EASILY CARVED INTO BEADS, PENDANTS,
                                                            BUTTONS AND OTHER ORNAMENTATION.

MOTY, ELEANOR  *AMERICAN CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST FOCUSING ON
                                     NATURAL  CRYSTALS USING THEIR  NATURAL LINEAR CONFIGURATIONS. SHE PREFERS
                                     USING THE RUTILATED AND TOURMALINATED QUARTZ.

MOUNT ROYAL  *USED W/CROWN GRAPHIC - JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOR MOUNT ROYAL CORP., NEW YORK  SINCE 1917

MOUNTAIN GRAPHIC *TRADEMARK USED BY SWEET MFG. CO., ATTLEBORO, MA SINCE 1962

MOURE'  *JEWELRY DESIGNER, RODRIGO MOURE. SHOP - ALTA NOVELTY C.1936 MFG.
                  CELLULOID, CATALIN JEWELRY. NAME CHANGED TO MOURE' HOWEVER, MOST
                  PIECES WERE NOT SIGNED.

MOURNING JEWELRY  JEWELRY THAT WAS POPULARIZED BY QUEEN VICTORIA AND WORN IN MEMORY OF A
                                            DECEASED LOVED ONE. USUALLY BLACK AND MADE OF JET, ONYX OR GUTTA PERCHA
                                            AND SOMETIMES COMBINING THE PHOTO OR HAIR OF THE DECEASED. ALSO SEE RELATED
                                            CATEGORIES I.E. HAIR JEWELRY (ALSO SEE MEMORIAL JEWELRY)

MR. MOD  *USED W/FIGURAL GRAPHIC - TRADEMARK OF MR. MOD SHOP, INC., NEW ORLEANS, LA.  SINCE 1962


MUEHLING, TED  *CONTEMPORARY STUDIO JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST PREFERRING THE CURVACEOUS
                                   FORMS RATHER THAN ANGULAR. DESIGNS USE ORGANIC COMBINATIONS SUCH AS
                                   SHELLS, EGGS, FOSSILS, ETC.

MUERRLE, NORBERT  *JEWELRY DESIGNER/ARTIST BORN IN 1948 IN PFORZHEIM, FRG.

MURRLE, BENNET & CO. *LONDON JEWELRY FIRM SINCE APPROX. 1900.

MUFF CHAIN  *LONG CHAIN OF BEADS THAT WENT THROUGH A MUFF TO FASTEN IT.

MULHENS&KROPFF  PERFUMER;*COLOGNE GERMANY, NY NY: 1900'S:"AMERICAN BEAUTY ROSE"

MULTISTRAND      *REFERS TO A NECKLACE OF MORE THAN ONE STRAND.

MURANO  *ISLAND NEAR VENICE KNOWN FOR THEIR SUPERB GLASS MAKING SKILLS.  SINCE THE 13TH CENTURY.

MURIEL  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY GEMEX CO., SINCE 1930

MURRLE, BENNETT & CO. *WHOLESALE JEWELRY FIRM IN LONDON, ENGLAND C. 1884. THEIR MARK WAS
                                                  "VB" WITHIN A LARGE "C O "

MUSIC BOX  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY COHN & ROSENBERGER, NEW YORK SINCE 1923 FOR
                          CASES, JEWELRY W/CASES, ACCESSORIES.


MY LIFE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH MARGOLIN/JOMAR, LOS ANGELES, CA. SINCE 1953

MY WORLD  *JEWLERY TRADEMARK USED BY TRABERT AND HOEFFER, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1952

MYLU  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK FOUND ON THE BACK OF A RSTN. BROOCH. IF
               ANYONE HAS ANY INFORMATION ON THIS  MARK, PLEASE LET ME KNOW
              SO THAT I CAN INCLUDE IN THIS DATABASE.

MYRICA    JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY FRANDET-PAISSEAU, INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1955 - PEARLS

MYRRH  *SMALL FRAGRANT BEADS MADE OF MYRRH RESIN FROM MALI, AFRICA.

MYRUGIA  *PERFUMER; BARCELONA SPAIN:1930'S:"MAJA",

MYST  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY JOSEPH H. MEYER BROS., BROOKLYN, NY SINCE 1945

MYSTERE  *JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY MAZER BROS., INC., NEW YORK SINCE 1949

MYSTERY EMBLEM  JEWELRY TRADEMARK USED BY EDGAR M. TOMLINSON/MYSTERY EMBLEM NOVELTY
                                                     CO., HOUSETON, TX SINCE 1946