Pioneering Black Hills Gold innovation and goldsmithing since 1922, Stamper Genuine Black Hills Gold Jewelry, a family-owned company, has been setting high-quality standards in the industry for two generations. Ed and Amy Stamper purchased the company in 1959 from Clara Arnold. At the age of 16 Clara began creating Black Hills Gold jewelry for a business owned by the Butler family in Deadwood SD. By the 1940's she owned and operated her own shop on Main Street in Rapid City, SD. Upon retirement in 1959, she continued to share her talents by contributing to the training and development of Stamper employees. From a two-man operation, Stamper has grown into a nationally recognized company with over 90 employees and 13 sales representatives.

Stamper jewelry is created in our factory in the Black Hills of South Dakota from karat gold (10, 12 and 14K). Pure gold is yellow.  The process of alloying is used to achieve the pale pinks and greens depicting our leaves and roses.  Alloying not only creates new colors, but also hardens the precious metal for lasting wear.

Genuine Black Hills Gold is very labor intensive to produce.  Each piece of jewelry is handcrafted by 30 to 40 skilled artisans.  These people are adept at the several phases the jewelry must go through, including wriggling, engraving and final polishing, which are required to produce the final, high quality, Stamper jewelry.

The treatment to the leaves on Black Hills Gold gives the jewelry a distinctive quality.  Using the tools designed by E.F. Stamper, the soft frosted finish is accomplished by a process called wriggling.  A special wriggling blade is passed across the surface in two separate directions.  A hand engraver fashions the veins of the leaves using an innovative technique developed by Stamper, which is slightly different from the historical diamond cut.  This creates the unique sparkle of the finished piece.

The word "Genuine" in our name and the or "SBHG" stamped on every piece of Stamper Genuine Black Hills Gold Jewelry, are registered trademarks. They are your guarantee of authenticity, quality and lasting beauty.

From original design to hand-craftsmanship, quality is the tradition of Stamper Genuine Black Hills Gold Jewelry.  The Stamper styling unites the past with contemporary fashions in a unique class of hand crafted excellence.