Jobber: An individual who buys job lots from manufacturers or wholesalers to sell for a specific display or fixture.
Jobber
A jobber is a wholesale company that manufactures jewelry pieces by the job for other companies. For example, De Lizza & Elster was a jobber that supplied pieces for Weiss, Kramer, Kenneth J.
A wholesale transaction is between a wholesale dealer, jobber or manufacturer to a retail entity for resale. A sale to the final consumer is a retail transaction.
Wholesale The sale of goods in large bulk or quantity for resale by a retailer or jobber rather than directly to consumers. A Rosary makers best value for beads and findings.
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Distributor: Somebody, such as a wholesaler, who markets or sells merchandise to a retailer rather than directly to the consumer. See also jobber.
Providence's larger companies maintained their own factories, while the New York-based family businesses were jobbers who manufactured pieces for other firms. Unlike the Parisian artist jewels, American-made jewelry was imitation.
 See also: Jewel, Color, Metal, Precious, Stone
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