Kramer of New York was a company, founded in New York in 1943 by Louis Kramer.

The company produced some of the world's leading costume jewelry

Costume jewelry

Costume jewelry is jewelry manufactured as ornamentation to complement a particular fashionable costume or garment. Costume jewelry came into being in the 1930s as a cheap, disposable accessory meant to be worn with a specific outfit...

 at the time, using sparkling Austrian crystals. Kramer of New York also used high quality rhinestone

Rhinestone

A rhinestone or paste or diamante is a diamond simulant made from rock crystal, glass or acrylic.Originally, rhinestones were rock crystals gathered from the river Rhine. The availability was greatly increased around 1775 when the Alsatian jeweller Georg Friedrich Strass had the idea to imitate...

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Kramer marketed its jewelry under a variety of marks including "Kramer of NY", "Kramer of NY City", "Kramer", and when it made jewelry for Christian Dior

Christian Dior

Christian Dior , was a French fashion designer, best known as the founder of one of the world's top fashion houses, also called Christian Dior.-Life:...

, "Christian Dior by Kramer". Trademarks owned by the company included "Amourelle", "Perles De Lune", "The Diamond Look", "Dura-Gold", "KJC" and "The Golden Look".

Kramer of New York was located 393 5th Avenue, New York, New York.

Although the company ceased operations in 1980, Kramer of New York is still a well-respected costume jewelry name today.