Lipstick/perfume caddy, Victorian style , iron, Florenza (under other name), New York, USA, c.1945-1950 "The Florenza jewelry manufacturing company, once a major industry player in New York, was represented by Larry Kasoff, son of the founder, Dan Kasoff. Florenza operated under the name Dan Kasoff, Inc. as a manufacturing industry, and did not start marking its own production jewelry FLORENZA until around 1949-1950. It is important to note that the Dan Kasoff Corporation came into being about 1945 and before that it was a company without the incorporated name. The jewelry was not marked until Dan Kasoff found out that "Original Sculptural Expressions" could be applied for to the Washington copyright office. It may have been earlier than 1948 when he began filing. There were 3 marks used: Florenza in script outside a circle was first used then Florenza in block letters in an oval or rectangle depending on the room, style of the piece and finish that was used. Florenza-made products appeared under many other names as well, as Dan Kasoff, Inc. contracted for various designer name clients, including Estee Lauder and Revlon. Estee Lauder was quality conscious and only wanted products that had style and class – that is what Florenza always produced. These cosmetics giants carried Florenza's solid perfume containers. Other famous clients of Florenza were Coro, Weiss, Hattie Carnegie, Capri and Kramer. Florenza-made and Florenza-marked jewelry and boutique items, such as vanity dresser products, decorative accessories, (key chains, lipstick caddies, picture frames, jeweled vanity boxes, nodding animal pin cushions and saccharin holders) were sold in fine department stores throughout the U.S. – including Lord & Taylor, Bloomingdales, Sax Fifth Avenue, Bonwit Teller.
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