The history of the Goldman-Kolber Co., Inc. jewelry manufacturing and wholesale company began in 1919 in New York City. The president of the company was J. Goldman, who ran the family business in partnership with J. T. Goldman and I. Finegold. According to the 1921 JCK, the company also had an office in Chicago. The last mention of the company in the Jeweler’s Circular Keystone was in 1941. With a short break in the 1940s, Goldman-Kolber Inc. was re-incorporated in 1954 at 42 West 48th St., New York, New York.

The company’s jewelers used 18-24 karat gold, silver, diamonds, emeralds, sapphires, amethysts, and other natural gemstones and cultured pearls. The maker’s mark included letters GK and the gold karat.

Noteworthy, another jewelry makers used a similar GK mark at the same time. In particular, Guss Kroesen Inc. from Oakland, California since 1956, and Goldberg – Kirschman Company, New York, since 1945.

After 65 years of operations in downtown New York City, Goldman-Kolber Inc. moved to the Boston suburb of Norwoods, Massachusetts in 1986, where they opened their office and factory. Led by David Steinhauer as president and treasurer, the company continued to manufacture jewelry for 25 years. However, the company ceased operations in 2012. And finally, re-incorporated in 2018, Goldman-Kolber Inc ceased operations in 2023.

Goldman-Kolber Co Vintage Fine Jewelry