Slide Jewelry Manufacturers
Slide jewelry manufacturers reside in the United States and overseas. I will only list the US companies. The following information is to the best of my knowledge.
Major Manufacturers
If you are looking to become a slide reseller this is a good place to start. The following companies are the main manufacturing sources.
Goldman-Kolber, Inc.
Website: www.goldmankolber.com
Location: New York
Retail: Many jewelry stores throughout the country.
Description: A large selection of 14K yellow and white gold slides. Well known for their cable bracelets.
Joshua
Website: unknown
Location: New York
Retail: They appear to only sell through their retail stores.
Description:
Master Craft Jewelry Co., Inc.
Website: www.mastercraftjewelry.net
Location: New York
Retail: Many jewelry stores and several retail department stores throughout the country.
Description: Most enameled slides come from Master Craft. They manufacture in the US and also get product overseas.
[January 2007] NOTICE: Its been reported that Master Craft has created illegal replications of slide designs that are copyright by other slide designers/manufacturers [more details...]
Buyers should always be aware of the possibility of fraudulent jewelry - especially on eBay.
Richard Glatter, Inc
Richard Glatter, Inc is now owned by Color Merchants
Website: www.colormerchants.com
Website: www.glatter.com
Location: Little Rock, Arkansas / New York, New York
12/18/2006 Richard Glatter, Inc filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy
Little Rock Jewelry Maker Files Chapter 7 (cached)
06/17/2007 Color Merchants, a New York based company, now owns Richard Glatter, Inc. including all the trademarks and copyrights, hired a number of former Glatter employees and continues to manufacture the Richard Glatter slides.
Specialty Casting (DBA Brooks Fine Jewelry)
Website: www.specialtycasting.com
Website: www.brooksfinejewelry.com
Location: Conway, Arkansas
Retail: Sell through their showroom in Conway, Arkansas doing business as Brooks Fine Jewelry. Also manufacture a line of slides for reseller distribution by Klein.
Description: One of their slide designers previously worked for Richard Glatter, Inc.. They sell 14K white gold pieces for the same price as 14K yellow gold pieces. They have a large selection of slides and clasps. Their clasps have a lifetime guarantee - which is nice.
Stuller, Inc.
Website: www.stuller.com
Location: Lafayette, Louisiana
Retail: Many jewelry stores throughout the country.
Description: Stuller, Inc. is one of the world's leading manufacturers and distributors of jewelry. They also sell the slide box and top separately. There have been cases where some retailers claim they manufacture slides when actually they just order a slide top and bottom from Stuller and solder the two pieces together and set stones in it.
Trademark Stamps
Occasionally you will find the same slide with different trademark markings on the bottom of it. Certain companies may manufacture a collection of slides exclusively for a handful of distributors. Some will stamp a distributing companies trademark on the pieces when ordered in bulk.
B - BrooksFineJewelry.com. They have several lines of slides designed by them and D. Daffer Designs. Many of these slides are only available through them at their retail website. They make a durable bullseye and double strand clasps for slide bracelets. They are also the creators and manufacturers of the chameleon cuff slide bracelet. Specialty Casting is DBA BrooksFineJewelry.com. All slides and clasps are made in the USA.
D. DAFFER - D. Daffer Designs were manufactured exclusively by Specialty Casting and distributed through Klein, BrooksFineJewelry.com, and FanDesigns.com. Several pieces of the D. Daffer designs were co-authored by Brooks Fine Jewelry.
DDH - Don's Wholesale. They carry the "hinged" cable bracelets which are made outside the United States.
DJW - Direct Jewelry Wholesalers, also known as M&M Jewelers, are located in Little Rock, Arkansas.
JOSHUA - Joshua slides
KLJCI or KLEIN - R. Klein Jewelry Company Inc. was a major distributor to several chain department stores that carried slides. They also distributed to individual jewelry stores. Their stamps usualy have a small diamond shape between the gold karat and their stamp. They also had products designed by D. Daffer Designs that were manufactured by Specialty Casting. They also sold products that were manufactured outside the United States.
GK - Goldman-Kolber, Inc. has a large selection of 14 karat yellow and white gold slides. Well known for their cable bracelets. Available at many fine jewelry stores and several online resellers.
MC - Mastercraft. See manufacturer section above.
Old Victoria - This company was established as a PO Box in Memphis, TN and existed around 1994 through 1999. It was a side company of Richard Glatter intended for low-end slides to be sold to Service Merchanndise. The line of slides were very thin and light. No longer manufactured with this mark.
RGVS - Richard Glatter Victorian Slides. Their early stamp is the "RG" stamp shown above on the left. Now owned by Color Merchants. See manufacturer section above.
RVS - Royal Victorian Settings was a limited distributor of Specialty Casting. Use of the RVS stamp was discontinued on slides middle of 2003. All RVS stamped slide designs are protected by copyright owned by the creator Brooks Fine Jewelry. Sales of *new* slides with the RVS stamp are possible reproductions and should be reported to the creators.
TCC - The Chain Center in Little Rock, Arkansas is a distributor of slide products from the US and overseas.
* or SS - Stuller, Inc. trademark looks like an asterisks. See manufacturer section above.
There are other companies that claim to manufacture slides. Many of these companies simply buy the pieces (also known as jewelry findings) that are necessary (the box and the top of the slide) from such suppliers as Stuller Settings and assemble them and set a stone in them. Often times they even buff off trademark stamps and place their own mark claiming they created the piece. Some companies take other jewelry such as ring tops and convert them into a slide by attached the ring top to a slide box. See Personalized Slides for more information.
Large Retail Stores
These retail store chains were known to carry individual slides and slide bracelets
McRae's - Klein, Mastercraft, and Goldman-Kolber products.
Parisian - Klein, Mastercraft, and Goldman-Kolber products.
Belks - Klein, Mastercraft, and Goldman-Kolber products.
Saks Fifth Avenue - Klein, Mastercraft, and Goldman-Kolber products.
