Description
Product Name: Florenza Hobo shop Scarecrow Man Figural Rhinestone Enamel Gold Plated Pin Brooch VTG
Unsigned Florenza vintage gold tone figural hobo pin brooch with poured glass and faceted jewels, and a green cabochon jelly belly face. Book piece. See photos for condition. A bit of the gold shop plate has worn off on the back of his stick. I examined this closely with my loupe. It is NOT broken. Measures about 2 1/2" tall X about 1 5/8" wide. Please read the history below. This will be carefully wrapped, packaged and shipped right away to you. 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 Express.