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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 Black Hills Gold twinkling in French Creek in the Black Hills.

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 Gold history went full circle when Landstrom's acquired the F.L. Thorpe Company making Landstrom's 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 Gold Jewelry out of South Dakota gold 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 Black Hills Gold.

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

Black Hills Gold Social Sites

•	Black Hills Gold on Facebook: please friend BlackHillsGoldSource on Facebook!
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•	Black Hills Gold Podcasts on Apple iTunes!

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What is Black Hills Gold jewelry?
By 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?
The rose color is made by combining gold with copper, and the delicate green color is achieved by adding sterling silver with gold.

What's the difference between a Karat and a Carat?
A Karat is a unit of measure for the fineness of gold, equal to 1/24 of the total amount of pure 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 Gold is traditional 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.

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

All Landstrom's Original Black Hills Gold Creations bear the following manufacturer's marking: