Gold Content in Wedding Rings Restricted by German Regulations
Washington, D. C.—According to information received by the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce of the Department of Commerce from the Office of the American Consulate General, Frankfort-on-Main, Germany, regulations of the Board of Supervision for Precious Metals of Aug. 20, 1936, prohibit the sale of wedding rings with more than 333/1000 gold content (corresponding to 8 karat) or weighing apiece more than 3½ grams. This regulation supplements the previous one of Dec. 28, 1935, according to which the manufacture of such rings was prohibited but the sale was permitted in order that the trade might dispose of the old stocks.
The rings not answering the official specifications which still remain on dealers hands will be remelted, it is stated.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - November 1936
Berthold Heimerdinger, 70, owner of a jewelry business at 515 Madison Ave., New York, died June 22. He operated jewelry shops in Wiesbaden and Baden-Baden, Germany, before coming to the U. S. in 1934.
Source: The Jewelers' Circular-Keystone - August 1961