Jewelry and Precious Metals (American Industry Overview)

This paper provides an overview of the jewelry and precious metals industry in the United States. It contains a brief list of further information sources and reading.

American Industry Overview: Jewelry and Precious Metals

This category encompasses those establishments primarily engaged in manufacturing jewelry and other articles worn on or carried about the person, made of precious metals such as platinum, gold, and silver (including base metals clad or rolled with precious metals), with or without stones. In addition to personal jewelry, products of this industry include cigarette cases and lighters; vanity cases and compacts; trimmings for umbrellas and canes; and jewel settings and mountings.

The precious metal jewelry industry encompasses retailers, wholesalers, manufacturers, and suppliers, including lapidaries, refiners, stone dealers, findings manufacturers (manufacturers of the small parts...

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