Gypsies traveling through the Black Hills in the 1950's started a legend which says, “To one who wears the Black Hills Gold, good luck and fortune will unfold". Landstrom's continues to be dedicated to handcraftsmanship and to maintaining the highest standards in the Black Hills Gold industry. Landstrom's passes to Connie's daughter and son. Thorpe Company of Deadwood in 1995 making Landstrom's the sole owner of all the original Black Hills Gold designs.
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Thorpe Companyīlack Hills Gold history comes full circle when Landstrom's buys F.L. By Federal mandate, this style of jewelry must be manufactured in the Black Hills of South Dakota in order to be described as "Black Hills Gold Jewelry".ġ995 Landstrom's acquires F.L.
Ed Lampinen stays on staff to train employees in the traditional methods of creating Black Hills Gold jewelry.īlack Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company doing business as Landstrom's Original Black Hills Gold Creations passes to Constance Landstrom Drew, daughter of Ivan Landstrom.īlack Hills Gold Jewelry features grape leaves, clusters and vines in tri-colored gold. Ivan Landstrom buys the Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company and moves it to Rapid City. Ed Lampinen buys George Butler's tools and equipment and founds the Black Hills Jewelry Manufacturing Company. Frank Thorpe and ED Lampinen dissolve their partnership and divide the original molds and dies between them. Frank forms a partnership with Ed "E.O' Lampinen under the name F.L. Butler, takes over business.Ĭlarence Thorpe sells his business to his brother, Frank Thorpe. Butler in Deadwood, SD.Ĭlarence Thorpe, nephew of George - grandson to S.T. Butler who starts a jewelry manufacturing store and produces Black hills Gold jewelry with his son, George M. Henri LeBeau brought these designs from Montana to South Dakota in 1876, when he opened up a shop in Central city. These designs began in the mining towns of California during its Gold Rush days in 1849 and worked their way through the mining camps in Idaho, Nevada, Montana and Colorado. Inspiration for the Black Hills Gold grape and leaf designs in three colors of gold is credited to a prospector/goldsmith named Henri LeBeau. Ross, a scout for General George Armstrong Custer, discovers gold in the Black Hills. Inspired by the visions of his dream, he cast grape leaves and clusters of the three colors and created Black Hills Gold Jewelryīlack Hills Gold history begins when Horatio N. With renewed spirit, he was determined to make his fortune, not with pick and shovel, but by applying the skills of his trade. Tired and discouraged, he fell into a deep sleep, dreaming of the beautiful vineyards of his homeland. His search for gold met with little success. A young Frenchman, Henri LeBeau, came to the Black Hills of South Dakota hoping to stake his claim to a fortune in gold, A master goldsmith by trade, he was ill-prepared for the rigorous physical work of prospecting.
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