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Landstroms Black Hills Gold History

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Landstrom's is the ORIGINAL Black Hills Gold! Landstrom's roots date back to the Black Hills gold rush. On July 27, 1874, a miner in General George Armstrong Custer's 7th Cavalry named Horatio N. Ross found the first gold twinkling in French Creek in the Black Hills.

Black Hills Gold prospector Then, in 1878, S.T. Butler, trained by French prospector and goldsmith Henri LeBeau, opened the first Black Hills Gold jewelry manufacturing store with his son, George M. Butler in Deadwood, South Dakota. In 1919, the company was divided into two companies, the F.L. Thorpe Company and the Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company.

In 1944 Ivan Landstrom bought the Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company and in 1995 Black Hills history went full circle when Landstrom's acquired the F.L. Thorpe Company making Landstroms the sole owner of all the original Black Hills Gold designs!

Located in the rich, historic Mount Rushmore area, Landstroms has been making the best Black Hills Jewelry to be found in South Dakota from the beginning!

Making Black Hills Gold Jewelry

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What is Tri-color Black Hills Gold jewelry?

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Well, copper is mixed with gold to create a pink colored gold while mixing sterling silver with gold results in a delicate green color. These two "colored golds" are traditionally used for the leaves and regular yellow gold is used for the main body of the jewelry, hence the term Tri-color jewelry.

Black Hills Gold Resources: in and around South Dakota's Black Hills

•	Black Hills Institute of Geological Research
•	Black Hills National Forest Service/info: Your National Forest in the Black Hills of of South Dakota.
•	Black Hills Vacations: Find Black Hills lodging, Black Hills cabins, Black Hills real estate and other Black Hills attractions.
•	Black Hills Visitor Information: General info on Black Hills tourism
•	Black Hills Wild Horse Sanctuary
•	Crazy Horse Memorial
•	Deadwood Visitor Information
•	Devil's Tower National Monument
•	Jewel Cave National Monument
•	Landstroms: Original Black Hills Gold Creations
•	Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
•	Mount Rushmore National Memorial
•	Sturgis Motorcycle Rally
•	Wind Cave National Park
•	Deadwood Magazine
•	Miss Rodeo America Blog: Each contestant will be presented a beautiful commemorative gift from Landstrom's Black Hills Gold
•	Wikipedia: Black Hills Gold Jewelry

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What is Black Hills Gold jewelry?
By Federal law, any piece of jewelry bearing the description "Black Hills Gold" must be manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota. Traditional Black Hills Gold designs are typically comprised of rose colored and green colored leaves and gold grapes and grapevines.

How is the rose and green colored gold made?
Rose-colored gold is made by alloyin copper with gold, and green-colored gold is made by alloying sterling silver with gold.

What's the difference between a Karat and a Carat?
A Karat is a unit of measure for the pureness of gold, equal to 1/24 of the total amount of gold in an alloy. Thus, 24k is pure gold. A Carat is a unit weight for precious stone, equal to 200 milligrams.

Then what Karat is Black Hills Gold?
Landstrom’s Black Hills Jewelry is traditionaly 10 karat with 12 karat leaves. Some products such as wedding sets are 14 karat gold. Sterling silver products are accented with 12 karat leaves.

Does my Black Hills Gold jewelry come with a warranty?
All Landstrom Black Hills Gold Creations are covered by Landstrom's Lifetime Limited Warranty against defects in materials and workmanship.

How should I clean my Black Hills Gold jewelry?
Landstrom's recommends a thorough scrubbing with a soft brush and mild soap followed by a warm water rinse and drying with a soft towel. Click for a great article about cleaning your jewelry.

How can I tell whether my jewelry was made by Landstrom's?

All Landstrom's jewelry bears the following manufacturer's marking: