Original manufacturing notes from the Krementz archives.
George begins to use 14 karat gold overlay...2 sheets of karat gold sandwiching
a base metal...to make high-quality collar buttons inexpensively. Sales soar.
Collar buttons give rise to an entire collection of men's
dress sets and jewelry.
George's philosophy was to use only the best materials
and craftsmanship in 14 karat and 18 karat gold "to
create
jewelry that was worthy of the most exacting of
this
country's fine jewelry stores."
1890s
Krementz & Co is among the first businesses to
generate its own electricity with a massive steam
engine that generates power for machinery as well
as heating.
George is awarded a patent for the collar button
design that is ultimately challenged before the United
States Supreme Court. George wins. As a result of the
complexity of the case, the Supreme Court decides never
to hear another patent case ever again.
