{"product_id":"vintage-rebajes-copper-stretch-belt","title":"Vintage Rebajes Copper Stretch Belt","description":"\u003cp\u003eRARE! Vintage Rebajes 1940's Belt with copper \"comedy\/tragedy\" buckle and slightly stretchy brown elastic and metal belt band.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStamped with artist signature on back of buckle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn great vintage condition, minor wear consistent with age and use. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eApproximately 31\" with some minor stretch due to the elastic.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout Francisco Rebajes\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancisco Torres came to the United States from the Dominican Republic in the 1920s. He later took the name Frank Rebajes feeling that his mother’s maiden name sounded more interesting than his given surname. He was a self-taught metalsmith using plumber’s tools to upcycle cans into metal sculptures early on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRebajes used money he earned selling his first sculpted wares to open a shop in New York. He began to develop his well-known lines of copper jewelry in his Greenwich Village store. The popularity of his artistry led him to several noteworthy museum exhibits in the late 1930s. He also displayed his wares at the 1939 World’s Fair in New York.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAs his business grew, Rebajes moved in 1942 to a storefront on Fifth Avenue called Rebajes Jewelry \u0026amp; Gifts. The new shop included sleek furnishings that reflected his penchant for Modernist design. His jewelry lines were also sold in more than 500 stores around the United States throughout the 1940s and ‘50s.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Rebajes workshop included more than 100 artisans crafting jewelry, with some pieces being entirely handmade although most were stamped or cast and then assembled by hand. However, he designed and created all the prototype pieces himself.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRebajes sold the business to his production engineer and friend Otto R. Bade in 1960 and moved to Spain. He continued to make jewelry until his interest shifted to kinetic art. He remained in Spain until his death in 1990.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Deco-Ration","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44005916934278,"sku":null,"price":225.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0872\/4784\/files\/IMG_6292.jpg?v=1779566510","url":"https:\/\/olson-house.com\/products\/vintage-rebajes-copper-stretch-belt","provider":"Olson House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}