E. A. Bliss (E.A.Co) Jewelry, Purses, Chatelaines Wanted

E. A. Bliss (E.A.Co) Jewelry, Purses, Chatelaines Wanted

Please see below for information on the E. A. Bliss trademark. We hope that you find this information helpful. At VJC, we are seeking the opportunity to purchase your E. A Bliss pieces and hope that you will consider us. Save time and money with listing fees and other commissions by going directly to a buyer.

We are currently seeking items made by The E. A. Bliss Company for a long term book and archive recreation project. The mark of The E.A. Bliss Company can be tricky to recognize and it probably one of the most confusing marks that sellers and dealers try to identify.

Early Bliss pieces will be marked with a circular mark E A Co. The "Bliss" or "B" part of the mark is represented by a honey bee in the upper right of the mark. Below are two examples where the mark is clearly defined.

Often this mark can be faint and difficult to interpret--Sometimes mistaken as EAC or EF Co, EL Co., FCO .

The trademark was used from the late 1890's until approximately 1917. Then the company began to use the word mark BLISS. Rare "transition pieces" will have both the old mark of E. A. Co. and the BLISS mark adjacent to it.

Items that VJC seeks for this project include: mesh purses, chatelaines, brooches, necklaces, sash pins, buckle brooches, hair combs. Most common metal finishes that were use in manufacturing by The E. A. Bliss Co. were either gilt or German Silver and less often enamel or pieces with a jet finish. Brooches, buckles, and purses can be very simple to ornately jeweled.

For more information on E. A. Bliss in the future publication of the much anticipated book on "The Napier Co." write: napier @ vintage jewelry collect dot com.

If you have items to sell please contact napier_research @ vintage jewelry collect dot com. If you'd like to donate a picture for the book please contact us at the email address listed above.

All contributors will be credited.