WMCA jewelry company

Vintage Art Deco Silver Tone Brooch Signed WMCA Rhinestone Pin 2.
Vintage Art Deco Silver Tone Brooch Signed WMCA Rhinestone Pin 2″.

WMCA was a company that operated from the 1920s to the late 1960s and produced costume jewelry that is now considered a rarity, of interest to collectors and is considered antique.

Vintage WMCA Victorian Courting Couple Scene Gold Tone Jewelry Pin Brooch.
Vintage Victorian Courting Couple Scene Gold Tone Jewelry Pin Brooch.

The company’s product range included brooches, pendants, dress clips, buttons and buckles made in the Art Deco style from alloys imitating gold and silver, using crystals and porcelain elements.

Vintage WMCA Gold Tone Swirl Brooch With Faux Pearl Accent.
Gold Tone Swirl Brooch With Faux Pearl Accent.

The organization was created in 1928 under the name White Metal Casters Association in New York. Its founder was Morris Belloch (1902-1967), an entrepreneur and jeweler from Brooklyn. WMCA produced a variety of accessories: brooches, buckles, buttons, slides, pins, clips, made of white metal and decorated with rhinestones. The main materials were gun metal and crystals.

Vintage WMCA Singer & Kantor Fur Clip Brooch.
Fur Clip Brooch.

The company’s products were marked with four capital letters – WMCA, but the copyright sign was added only in 1955, when production ceased.

Vintage Art Deco Bow Silver Tone Brooch Signed WMCA Green Rhinestone Pin 2.
Vintage Art Deco Bow Silver Tone Brooch Signed WMCA Green Rhinestone Pin 2.

It is worth noting that WMCA jewelry is recognized as antique items and is in demand among connoisseurs.

Museum Piece WMCA Gold Plated Rainbow Intaglio Cameo Pendant Chain Necklace 30.
Museum Piece Gold Plated Rainbow Intaglio Cameo Pendant Chain Necklace 30″.
Vintage Art Deco Style Brooch WMCA Silver Tone AB Rhinestones Signed.
Vintage Art Deco Style Brooch Silver Tone AB Rhinestones.
Vintage WMCA White Metal Casters Floral Porcelain 2.25 Oval Brooch Pin Pendant.
White Metal Casters Floral Porcelain 2.25 Oval Brooch Pin Pendant.
WMCA Vintage Large Oval Gold Tone Carved Lady Cameo Brooch.
Vintage Large Oval Gold Tone Carved Lady Cameo Brooch.
Victorian Cameo Brooch Vtg WMCA Courting Couple Sugared Gold Tone Romantic Pin.
Victorian Cameo Brooch Courting Couple Sugared Gold Tone Romantic Pin.
WMCA Rhinestone Flower Design Brooch Pin.
Rhinestone Flower Design Brooch Pin.
Antique WMCA Silver Tone And Rhinestone Dress Clip J5.
Silver Tone And Rhinestone Dress Clip.
Vintage Leaf Wreath Textured Gold Tone 2” WMCA Spin Lock.
Vintage Leaf Wreath Textured Gold Tone 2″ Spin Lock.
Vintage WMCA Snail On Silver Toned Brooch pla.
Snail On Silver Toned Brooch.
Vintage WMCA Belt Buckle Rhinestone Leaf Signed WMCA.
Belt Buckle Rhinestone Leaf.
Vintage Angelfish Brooch Bronze Tone Marked WMCA White Metal Casters Assn.
Vintage Angelfish Brooch Bronze Tone White Metal Casters Assn.
Vintage WMCA White Metal Casters Cameo on Blue Pin Brooch Pin shows some wear.
White Metal Casters Cameo on Blue Pin Brooch Pin.
Vintage WMCA Signed COURTING COUPLE Cameo FRAGONARD Porcelain PENDANT Pin BROOCH.
Cameo FRAGONARD Porcelain PENDANT Pin BROOCH.
Pair Of Art Deco WMCA Brooches Antique.
Pair Of Art Deco Brooches Antique.
Vintage WMCA Jean Honoré Fragonard Victorian Rococo Brooch.
Vintage WMCA Jean Honoré Fragonard Victorian Rococo Brooch.
WMCA Signed Painted Oval Bird Cameo Brooch Pin Bluebird Gold Tone ~ 2.
Painted Oval Bird Cameo Brooch Pin Bluebird Gold Tone.
WMCA Signed 1940s Red Rose Flower Art Glass Gold Tone Vintage Pendant Brooch Pin.
WMCA 1940s Red Rose Flower Art Glass Gold Tone Vintage Pendant Brooch Pin.