http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com Vintage Costume Jewelry to Enjoy! Sat, 04 Feb 2012 21:54:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 en hourly 1 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/#comments Mon, 05 Oct 2009 06:46:16 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/ 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 [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/jewelry/hobe-sterling-found/feed/ 0 http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/ http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/#comments Mon, 08 Jun 2009 14:47:42 +0000 Gail http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/?p=543 Hobe costume jewelry is beautiful and very collectible.  It was made well, in classic styles.  No wonder it's still so popular! Let's learn a little about Hobe, the marks used and (of course) the gorgeous jewelry for sale. Hobe Background Hobe (pronounced ho-bay) was begun by William Hobe, who immigrated to the USA from France, early in the [...]]]> http://www.costume-jewelry-online.com/signed-costume-jewelry/hobe-costume-jewelry/feed/ 0