Collecting Costume Jewelry

Carol Bell's simple but informative site focuses on photographs of brooches, bracelets, pendants, and pins, with an emphasis on pieces produced by the New York firm of Kramer, as well as “flapper” objects from the 1920 and ’30s. In addition to the images, which include close-ups of American and European designer marks, Bell has written short overviews of many of the designers on her site. Also helpful is the comprehensive glossary of jewelry terms and the pages devoted to decades from the 1920s to the ’80s.