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The largest shop, that of Daniel Elia, of Buenos Aires, has 70 employees. The equipment consists of hand rollers, cutters, draw benches, polishing heads, and a battery of foot presses. It has no plating equipment. A large part of the plant is devoted to making gold, silver, and platinum handmade chains, and the rest to special order work in gold and platinum. No attempt is made to originate designs, and allgoods are reproductions of European styles.
Source: Special Agents Series - Issue 214 - U.S. Government Printing Office - 1922
Graells Hermanos are second in size. They employed prior to the war 15 jewelers and now employ about 40. All these firms devote their attention to practically the same class of work as the firm of Daniel Elia.
Source: Special Agents Series - Issue 214 - U.S. Government Printing Office - 1922
A. Gretz and R. Wolf, with 25 jewelers each, are next in size. All these firms devote their attention to practically the same class of work as the firm of Daniel Elia.
Source: Special Agents Series - Issue 214 - U.S. Government Printing Office - 1922
A. Gretz and R. Wolf, with 25 jewelers each, are next in size. All these firms devote their attention to practically the same class of work as the firm of Daniel Elia.
Source: Special Agents Series - Issue 214 - U.S. Government Printing Office - 1922
Source: Trade directory of South America for the promotion of American export trade - United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce - Charles S. Donaldson - 1914
Metallurgica Fracalanza SA, were a manufacturer of silver plated holloware and flatware established at San Paulo by Angelo Fracalanza in 1884. The company later passed into the hands of Angelo Fracalanza's son, Júlio Fracalanza.
Thought to be largest jeweller in Uruguay in c.1920. At this time Adolfo L. Strauch were employing 24 jewellers, plus another 9 assistants and apprentices.
Florida 347, and Artes 485, and Calle Cuyo 2376-2382, Buenos Aires
A. Lappas - Buenos Aires - 1903
A. Lappas - Buenos Aires - 1906
A. Lappas were thought to be the only manufacturer of plated holloware in South America in c.1920. At that time they were recorded as employing 40 men. Their products were marked 'PLATA LAPPAS'. In c.1920 they also maintained two retail outlets of their own, one in Buenos Aires, and one in Rosario.