Western Germany, or Let's Go West, Young Person, for Sparkly Stuff

 Vintage jewelry stamped Western Germany, West Germany, W. Germany, and other variations, were all manufactured in post World War II Germany until The Berlin Wall came down, so from about 1949 or so to about 1990.  

There are a ton of colorful and fun pieces from the 1950s and 1960s in the market that are so joyful to wear, or with beads and components that are great for using in your new creations.

Here are some examples of the Western Germany stamp, but there are many variations:

Here is an informative post, with a lot of examples of Western Germany vintage jewelry:

West Germany vintage costume jewelry

Here are some vintage Western Germany pieces from my OtterCatHaus shop on Etsy:

Vintage red glass bead two strand necklace

Vintage brown and golden yellow plastic beaded necklace

Vintage pastoral style cameo brooch and clipped earrings

Keep an eye out for these versatile, fashionable pieces, still beautiful and wearable all these years later.  They're often fairly inexpensive, and happy!

Take care--

Laura and the ottercat