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final effect, therefore, is to give the stone a flatter appearance and to dissipate much of the fire.
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the United States that kind of faceting is frowned upon, is virtually
extinct. A number of importers did not realize the superiority of the
American cut stones until the second World War forced them to turn to
native cutters. One of the biggest importers, Stein & Ellbogen of
Chicago, imported almost all their cut diamonds from Europe before the
war and then, through necessity, turned to the American cut goods. They
were pleasantly surprised and now have indicated that regardless of
future conditions they will buy only American-cut diamonds. They
realized, as did other importers, that the American-cut stone is now
the most enviable and beautiful of all because Americans have insisted
upon sacrificing a considerable proportion of the original diamond in
order to produce a diamond as nearly perfect as possible. They have
found that American efficiency is not a bar across the path of
perfection.
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