Friday, September 01, 2006

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Founded by Gustavo Trifari as Trifari and Trifari in 1910. The second Trifari was his uncle. The two parted ways a few years later and the company became known as just Trifari. In 1917 Leo Krussman (a competitor’s sales person) joined and the costume jewelry company became Trifari and Krussman in 1918. In 1925 Carl Fishel joined the company as a salesperson and the company became known as Trifari, Krusmman and Fishel (T.K.F.).

The genius Alfred Philippe joins as chief designer in 1930. The company had become a bit sluggish and he is credited with bringingt back to life with innovative designs. The company expanded to become the second largest costume jewelry manufacturer next to Coro and their jewelry became very sought after. In 1939 the hallmark Trifari with the crown over the "T" was first used on metal.

There were many designers who worked for Trifari and many hallmarks. In the future I will place many of these on this page. There have been several ownership changes as well. Trifari became part of the Monet Group purchased by Liz Claiborne in 2000. Now located in Puerto Rico.

Trifari Gallery

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