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Recently came across this charming pin and the maker's mark was unfamiliar to me. Some research told me the bull's eye with trefoil mark belongs to RI jewelry manufacturer, Ostby and Barton. The hinge and "C" clasp appear to be early 20th century and the stones not identified. Interestingly, 2 of the stones appear to have been set upside-down - possibly an unskilled attempt to replace them in their setting when loose or fallen out.
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I believe the name is Ostby and Barton and
the company was in Prov. RI,
Mr. Ostby died on the Titanic and I don't know if the company failed then.
Their jewelry is beautiful
Thanks, fixed the typo. No, company didn't fail but was left jointly to his adult children. Company ceased jewelry production in the 1950s. Yes, I found this pin intriguing and lovely. His daughter, by the way, was traveling with him on the Titanic. Another survivor of that tragedy was Henry Blank of Whitesell & Blank also jewelry manufacturer.
Wouldn't it be great to find a family museum where we could view more jewelry?
Thanks for the info
Hi Cindyjune: Wouldn't it be interesting to discover how many jewelry merchants were sailing on the Titanic? I've found items from 2 - 1 survived another did not.
Thanks for your comments. DD
That would be very interesting. I wonder if the ship manifest is available. Something else to research!