Hobe Sterling Jewelry
Hobe sterling jewelry is pretty rare, as is most jewelry from the 1940s time frame. With the war, the normal jewelry metals were conscripted by the goverment. Therefore, the jewelry manufacturers had to "make do" with sterling silver.
Once the war was over, the pot and base metals were once again used by the costume jewelry manufactuers, and sterling went largely by the wayside. So in general, the use of sterling in costume jewelry indicates it was made in the 1940s time frame -- roughly 1943 through 1948.
One other way to identify if a terling piece is from the 1940s is that usually it does not have a lot of rhinestones. Instead of a plethora of smaller stones, a few larger ones were used. While this isn't cast in stone, rhinestones ceased to be imported from Europe so once again, jewelry manufactuers had to make do with what they had in stoock.
Hobe sterling costume jewelry isn't what you'd call inexpensive, but it is highly collectible. If you find a piece in good condition and a reasonable price, grab it! Meanwhile, here are a few pieces of Hobe sterling jewelry, for your browsing and buying pleasure.
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 High End RHINESTONE vintage lot Hobe Sterling Corocraft  US $799.00
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 HOBE NECKLACE STERLING SILVER ROSES 55G US $245.00
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 STUNNING 1940S VINTAGE HOBE STERLING SILVER PARURE US $750.00
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 MAGNIFICENT EARLY HOBE STERLING RHINESTONE BROOCH US $145.00
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 HOBE RARE UNIQUE STERLING ORNATE FAN WITH STONES NICE US $328.50
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 Vintage Hobe Large Sterling Gold Flowers Bow Pin US $175.00
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 VINTAGE HOBE STERLING SILVER GLASS STONE EARRINGS US $35.00
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 52 Piece Vintage Lot Haskell Hobe Bogoff Sterling Gold US $229.99
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 VINTAGE SIGNED HOBE STERLING SILVER DOMED FLORAL BROOCH US $10.49
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