Vintage cufflinks Swank retro pink 1950s mid-century delux Designer's Collection "Calis" offered by Vintage Men's Swag mo-1 selling

Pink... just... PINK! Ok, sure, and a little gold flake thrown in as well! Needing something for your wrist that makes you feel all 50s? Here ya go!

These art glass cufflinks have a illregular shaped face, of a swirlly pink with gold tints... so super cool! Great condition and ready to cruise with you anywhere!

These cufflinks are named, as most of Swank's mid-century cufflinks are.. you can just call them "Calis"!

Oh, and if you really love them, and happen to have a need for TWO pair, like a wedding or something, you better move fast! I have two pair now... but who knows how long? Perfect for for weddings or for his and her), check out my shop. They are also available in other colors.

Date, estimate or known: c.1955

Condition: very good

Metal color: gold

Metal composition: alloy, probably plated

Stone or decorative addition composition: none

Type of item: (see shop home page for definitions) cufflinks
Frame type: (see shop home page for definitions) toggle, thick shaft.

Brand Information: Swank, Inc. Attleborro Ma.
The “King” of brands in the vintage men's costume jewelry game, Swank has a long history as well as high name recognition. The company began as Attleboro Manufacturing Company in Attleboro, MA in selling 1897, by Samuel Stone and Maurice Baer, making women's jewelry. Men's jewelry was added in 1908, and during World War I the company produced dog tags in support of the war effort. Swank's first line of men's cufflinks were a unique design called “Kum-a-Part” (sometimes marked as Baer and Wilde Company), and are a strong collectable today. More cufflink styles were added in the 1920s as the wearing of cufflinks returned to popularity, and in that decade, the name “Swank” was first used in advertising. The company itself became “Swank Products Inc” in 1938 and in 1941 the name was simplified again to “Swank Inc.” In the 1950s the men's accessory market exploded and would grow continually into the 1960s, with Swank riding the wave of popularity. Leather goods and other men's accessories were added in that decade as well. In the 1960s, during the height of popularity of cufflinks and tie accessories, the company produced over 12 million pairs a year, at an average cost of around $2.50 a pair. In 1967 Swank introduced the chain-back tacks, probably based on a recent patent they obtained. They called them “Action Chain”.
The popularity of the brand was driven by the high number of unique styles produced, from very traditional to very artistic and modern. Swank men's pendants and chains, as well as other items, are also moderately common on the market. That variety continues to drive the demand for vintage Swank pieces in the collectables market today.
Company name changed several times. It became Swank Products, Inc in 1938, then just Swank, Inc. in 1941.