The history of the Lang Jewelry Company began in 1945 in Providence, Rhode Island and lasted for about 40 years. Registered at 387 Charles bldg 24 Providence, Lang was a family business owned by Barney Newman and his wife Mimi (Kaplan). In the 1960s, their son Barry R. Newman joined the company and contributed to the development of the business.

Thanks to the talent of the company’s designers, jewelers and managers, the initially small company turned into a large corporation. Already in 1980, the company employed approximately 250 people, and its representatives and branches worked in many states of the USA.

The Lang craftsmen created unique artistic jewelry from sterling silver and gold. Among the designers who worked for Lang was Adeline Albert. Notably, Lang also created jewelry for other jewelry companies, such as Sarah Coventry. Lang was profitable until 1982, but after the death of Barry Newman and his son Barry R. Newman, it began to suffer losses.

In 1983, the Lang board of directors, which included Minnie Newman and her son Morton B. Newman, appointed Vincent Pellegrini president of Lang. Mr. Pellegrini had been a Lang employee for 34 years. He started as an office manager and was promoted to vice president of finance and then president.
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The history of the American costume jewelry brand Rucinni began 36 years ago in California. The owner of the brand is Ho’s Mandarin Import & Export, doing business as Rucinni. It is a well-known corporation engaged in food, Chinese restaurants, as well as jewelry and jewelry boxes.

Incorporated on July 7, 1989, with its main office at 14436 E. Valley Blvd., City Of Industry, California, the company specializes in the import and export of Mandarin products. Among the founders and owners of the company are Vincent Rosetti and Ho Rosetti. In 2014, the company registered one more jewelry trademark RoRo®.

Thanks to the excellent quality, exquisite design and craftsmanship of the jewelers, Rucinni jewelry and treasure boxes have become popular and today have collectible value. Based in Taiwan, craftsmen make high-quality jewelry by hand. Traditionally, they use rhodium, gold and silver plating, as well as beautiful enamels and Swarovski crystals.

Noteworthy, some jewelry pieces have a clear Rucinni mark, but part of jewelry, sold on branded cardboards, are not marked.

The company is still active and they have an incredibly beautiful website rucinni.com
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The Mandle family came from Germany to the United States in the 1840s, settling in New York City. Urie Mandel’s father died when Uri was only thirteen years old, and he had to start working to support his family. So, in the late 1890s, he began working as a clerk in the warehouse of E. Cohn & Company, located on Broome Street in New York City.

Urie soon discovered his talent as a jewelry salesman, selling jewelry on the Pacific Coast from 1910. Moreover, he was elected president of the Jewelry, Leather and Fancy Goods Salesmen’s Association. When Mr. Cohn passed away, the company became known as Cohn and Rosenberger, 1328 Broadway, and then eventually became Coro. Urie Mandle worked for the company for 26 years.
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