St Bernard to the Rescue!

I always love jewelry with surprises or unusual features. This cute St Bernard puppy from Napier claims to arrive with an emergency dollar to rescue you from any unpleasant situation. (ed: I wonder if it really did come with a dollar inside?) From a department store newspaper ad in December 1942. (click pic to enlarge)

Richelieu Design Patents

Recently I found 46 design patents that I suspected belonged to the Joseph H Meyer Bros company who made Richelieu jewelry. While neither the Joseph H Meyer Bros company, nor Richelieu are mentioned in the patents, they are designs by Maximilian C Meyer, who according to a NY Times article from 1941 was the President of the company. Today I received an adverstisement from 1942 that confirms at least some of the patents! Here is an example of one patent, shown with a cut out from the ad of the item that matches. To see all the design patents, click here (page on the main JPP site). To see more about the patents, advertisements and grading systems for Richelieu, click here (page on the main JPP site)