End Of An Era As Jorstad Jewelers Sign Comes Down

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1. Tammy Clarke says:

   December 15, 2008 at 7:02 am

   The sign went to the historical society! And yes- it was a very said day.
   • Coverofnight says:

     January 19, 2011 at 5:36 pm

     Am glad to hear that……..too often these signs are scrounged for parts and history is lost.
2. mandy says:

   January 19, 2011 at 1:26 pm

   yes indeed this is a sad thing to see…i have my mother’s wedding ring that i have been wearing since we lost her over 35 yrs. ago…jorstad’s was one of only a few places i have been able to take it for repair that hasn’t tried to get rid of my setting and sell me a new one ..they truly understand the meaning of my ring ….they are sorely missed ,especially since i need to have it repaired again ….good bye to an era…
3. Richard B. White says:

   February 3, 2011 at 8:46 pm

   I remember when Bob Jorstad left Carroll’s Jewlers at 4th & Pike to start Jorstad Jewlers, that was the late 40′s or early 50′s.

   Bob Jorstad was a Watch Maker at Sand Point Naval Base during WWII. After the War, he went to work for Carroll’s.

   He started Jorstad’s so his son Bruce, born a hemophiliac, would have a place to work, as he knew nobody would hire him.
4. Vickie C says:

   November 6, 2011 at 3:10 pm

   I’m looking at an appraisal from Jorstad – my mother had the ring made there in 1985 and now I have it. I was curious if they were still in business. Haven’t been in the south King county area in probabkly 15 years (but I did go to Des Moines elementary, lol)