Trifari Patents

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Jewelry
Patents
Trifari

Information about the jewelry companies comes from personal contacts and
materials, old versions of "The Keystone Jewelry Trade Book" or "American
Jewelry Manufacturers" by Dorothy T. Rainwater.

A. PHILIPPE (TRIFARI), 1936
No. 2,050,804
Brooch (Duette style)
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE (TRIFARI), 1937
No. 103,595
Brooch

TRIFARI 1937

A. PHILIPPE (TRIFARI), 1937
No. 103,596
Brooch

A. PHILIPPE (TRIFARI), 1937
No. 103,597
Brooch

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 118,757
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 118,758
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

TRIFARI
enameled violets fur clip, circa 1940.
View #T12635

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 118,759
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,092
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,093
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,094
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,095
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

TRIFARI fur clip with luminous pastel blue and red cabochons, clear
stones and lovely detailed enameling in green and brown, 3-1/2" by 2-1/3".
It is marked with the patent number 119,095 on the back, which dates it
circa 1940. It is in excellent condition in every way, both front and back,
except for some light graying in some of the clear stones.

View
1940 Patent
#T13967

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,096
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,097
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

TRIFARI
chartreuse and lavender enameled floral set.
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View #T15666

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,098
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,099
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,100
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,101
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,102
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,103
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,104
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

TRIFARI
lovely blue faux moonstone, enameled and rhinestone stylized dress clip,
circa 1940. #T

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,105
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

TRIFARI pastel
enameled flowers fur clip, circa 1940.
View
View #T18588

J. Wuyts, 1940
No. 119,107
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

TRIFARI enameled fish fur
clip. View
#T19146

J. Wuyts, 1940
No. 119,108
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,433
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,434
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,435
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,436
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,437
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,438
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,445
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,454
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,455
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,456
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,457
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,466
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,467
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,525
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,529
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,530
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,531
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

A. PHILIPPE, 1940
No. 119,766
pin
clip
Alfred Philippe

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,836
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,837
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

TRIFARI pastel floral clip circa 1940. #T12689

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 119,838
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

J. WUYTS, 1940
No. 120.052
pin
clip
Joseph Wuyts

Coro and Trifari
are responsible for almost half of all jewelry design patents up through the
middle 1950’s. Philippe for Trifari patents seem to disappear after about
1954, and Katz for Coro after 1965.

Jewelry Design Patents – (all approximations):
From 1858 – 1925 1,203 Jewelry Design Patents Granted
From 1925 – 1955 6,528 Jewelry Design Patents Granted
From 1955 – 1965 450 Jewelry Design Patents Granted

As you can see from the following information, patents are still being
granted but after 1965 the jewelry design patents from all the large
manufacturer’s all but disappeared.

All patents – not just jewelry – (all approximations)
By 1971 there were approx. 220,000 design patents granted
By 2003 470,000 design patents granted
By 1971 3,600,000 utility patents granted
By 2003 6,670,000 utility patents granted