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Napier - Napier company was named after its president, James H. Napier, who led the company from 1920 to 1960. But the company's history can be tracked back to 1875 when it was founded as Whitney and Rice in Attleboro, Mass., manufacturing silver products. The firm changed hands and name in 1882 and became Carpenter and Bliss and shortly thereafter, E.A. Bliss and Co., Inc. After rapid expansion in the late 1880s the company moved to Meriden, CT in 1890. After WWI, the firm shifted emphasis from silver products to production of modern jewelry. James Napier became president in 1920 and the company adopted the name Napier - Bliss Co. In 1922, the name was changed to Napier Company. Napier is still in business today and a major producer of costume jewelry. Most, but not all, Napier jewelry is simple, lacking fancy ornamentation and embellished glitter of other costume jewelry. The designs are modern and simple in basic geometric forms and foral motifs. Some of the metalwork has a sculpture look somewhat resembling Mexican and Scandinavian silverwork. Today Napier jewelry is mass produced in large quantities and marketed though major department stores. The company used several trademarks, but they all include the name Napier.
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