Albanian-born Stavre Gregor Panis (1889-1974) was a hereditary silversmith who came to the United States in 1905. He settled in Arlington, Massachusetts, and worked for local silversmiths. During World War I he served in the Army, but in 1915 he returned to Massachusetts, according to the Colleges and universities U.S. list of students.

Stavre Gregor Panis was among the students registered by the American International College in 1915-1916. Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the college accepted students from all over the world. While still a student, Stavre met a young American woman, Gladys Hamilton (1900-2001), a native of Maine.
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Established in 1946 in Providence, Rhode Island, M. & S. Jewelry Mfg Co manufactured sterling and gold filled costume jewelry for a decade. The founder and president of the company was Anthony F. Scitarelli, while William A. Mancini was its head designer. The company’s jewelry has been popular since the beginning, thanks to the quality of the materials, exquisite design and even packaging.

Since 1946, M&S gold jewellery came in a paper box, which, as it soon became clear, left much to be desired in terms of appearance. It took several months to design new packaging, which Scitarelli introduced in 1947. At the same time, the M&S launched the Phyllis jewellery line.
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Vintage pewter jewelry hand engraved by American artist H. Adams attracts with its unique artistic design. The design, in particular, is mainly based on children’s drawings, and specifically drawings of a girl – a schoolgirl, a girl doctor, a girl playing and predicting the weather, etc.

Most likely, this girl is the daughter of the artist jeweler, who inspired her father to create these designs with her creativity. Some pins are marked @ H. Adams / Sue J, which may mean the name of the co-author Susan J. Adams, the artist’s daughter. The author’s design of jewelry also includes funny animals, birds and plants.
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Before starting his own company in 1938 in North Attleboro, Lester S. Peterson had a wealth of experience in the jewelry business, as evidenced by the frequent mentions of his name in periodicals of the time. For example, the Jewelers Circular of March 17, 1926, mentions Lester S. Peterson, a member of The New England Manufacturing Jewelers’ and Silversmiths’ Association.

In the 1920s Lester worked as a sales representative for the G. C. Hudson Co, North Attleboro, in the 1920s. His brother, Henry A. Peterson, also worked for George Cheever Hudson’s manufacturing jewelry firm. According to the Jeweler’s Circular Keystone, Henry A. Peterson joined L. S. Peterson, 60 Elm St., North Attleboro MA, in 1939.
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