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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 868621, member: 5833"]You knew all the other stuff, I was completely unaware of this company.</p><p><br /></p><p>You know, long ago, when I was more trusting of 'information' on the Internet, I picked up what seems to be a widely held notion that Headband Girl originated in W. Germany from seller descriptions. If you Google 'west germany cameo' you'll see tons of HB Girls, along with some Ponytails, it has become generally accepted.</p><p><br /></p><p>Wondering now whether this isn't another Internet factoid that may or may not be correct, based on the existence of many pieces of finished jewellery that are <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/727502559/mid-century-w-germany-black-glass-cameo?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_us_thefeatherist_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=9176418&gclid=CjwKCAjw1_PqBRBIEiwA71rmtbgXlkun-DjUfbAjunmERZLyyj7VJNzNt0pUAEDf1Mt_ycHcnwe2exoComEQAvD_BwE" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/727502559/mid-century-w-germany-black-glass-cameo?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_us_thefeatherist_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=9176418&gclid=CjwKCAjw1_PqBRBIEiwA71rmtbgXlkun-DjUfbAjunmERZLyyj7VJNzNt0pUAEDf1Mt_ycHcnwe2exoComEQAvD_BwE" rel="nofollow">marked West Germany</a> with no maker's name. She turns up everywhere, from cheapest of the cheap to <a href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-black-glass-cameo-brooch-1722396383" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-black-glass-cameo-brooch-1722396383" rel="nofollow">Hattie Carnegie</a>, so we know she was being churned out by the millions somewhere, then distributed to jewellery manufacturers. Given the number of pieces out there & the huge number of variations, I can imagine an operation devoted solely to producing her & coming up with new variations. But do we really know this operation started up in W. Germany? Or was this an extrapolation, the way <a href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/23/a1/2023a14752b19a1582a44c7253a85bb9.jpg" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/23/a1/2023a14752b19a1582a44c7253a85bb9.jpg" rel="nofollow">this cameo</a> becomes unsigned Hattie Carnegie because there are <a href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Hattie-Carnegie-4-Strand-Cream-Beaded-Soldier-Cameo-Choker-Necklace-Signed-/323820328035" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Hattie-Carnegie-4-Strand-Cream-Beaded-Soldier-Cameo-Choker-Necklace-Signed-/323820328035" rel="nofollow">ones that are signed</a>, that caught on & spread through people like me? Hmmm.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 868621, member: 5833"]You knew all the other stuff, I was completely unaware of this company. You know, long ago, when I was more trusting of 'information' on the Internet, I picked up what seems to be a widely held notion that Headband Girl originated in W. Germany from seller descriptions. If you Google 'west germany cameo' you'll see tons of HB Girls, along with some Ponytails, it has become generally accepted. Wondering now whether this isn't another Internet factoid that may or may not be correct, based on the existence of many pieces of finished jewellery that are [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/727502559/mid-century-w-germany-black-glass-cameo?gpla=1&gao=1&utm_campaign=shopping_us_thefeatherist_sfc_osa&utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=google&utm_custom1=0&utm_content=9176418&gclid=CjwKCAjw1_PqBRBIEiwA71rmtbgXlkun-DjUfbAjunmERZLyyj7VJNzNt0pUAEDf1Mt_ycHcnwe2exoComEQAvD_BwE']marked West Germany[/URL] with no maker's name. She turns up everywhere, from cheapest of the cheap to [URL='https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/vintage-black-glass-cameo-brooch-1722396383']Hattie Carnegie[/URL], so we know she was being churned out by the millions somewhere, then distributed to jewellery manufacturers. Given the number of pieces out there & the huge number of variations, I can imagine an operation devoted solely to producing her & coming up with new variations. But do we really know this operation started up in W. Germany? Or was this an extrapolation, the way [URL='https://i.pinimg.com/originals/20/23/a1/2023a14752b19a1582a44c7253a85bb9.jpg']this cameo[/URL] becomes unsigned Hattie Carnegie because there are [URL='https://www.ebay.com/itm/Vtg-Hattie-Carnegie-4-Strand-Cream-Beaded-Soldier-Cameo-Choker-Necklace-Signed-/323820328035']ones that are signed[/URL], that caught on & spread through people like me? Hmmm.[/QUOTE]
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