American cut--the first 100 years
Subtitle: the evolution of the American cut diamond, 1860-1960
By: by Al Gilbertson.
Publisher: Gemological Institute of America
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Carlsbad, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 214
ISBN-13: 9780873110594
Subjects: Diamond cutting -- United States
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Old World roots of the American cut; title: Mechanization, ingenuity, and Henry Dutton Morse; title: More innovations and the emergence of optics; title: Merchandising and the early years of the American cut; title: Tolkowsky, Shipley, and GIA; title: Putting it all together : appearance, proportions, and the American cut.