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Republic eagle ring,
Sterling silver
Independence eagle ring,
18k gold
Justice eagle ring,
Sterling silver
ABOUT US
Illinois native, Mike Carroll is the founder and owner of Carroll Collection of U.S. Eagle Rings, a masterful handcrafted collection of American eagle rings and military rings. In business since January, 2000, Carroll started his exclusive Americana jewelry line from the cockpit of his airplane at 24,000 feet, while flying a routine commercial route to a small familly publishing company in FL in the 1990’s. "As most pilots would agree, long flights are really ‘hours of boredom punctuated by occasional moments of terror'. I actually sketched my first ring design during one of those flights – the boring part," says Carroll.
On a mission to craft his first eagle design into a ring he would be proud to wear, he enrolled in classes at a local college and began to learn the art of jewelry making. His 'hobby turned business' in 1999 when Carroll began working with some of the top jewelry master crafters and designers on jewelers’ row in Chicago. His first eagle ring, Great Seal, was sculpted after the Great Seal of the United States. Without looking back, Carroll has added over thirty exclusive designs in the collection, available in sterling silver, 10k gold, 14k and 18k gold. 100% made in the USA, 100% guaranteed, and 100% outstanding!
In 2000, Carroll felt compelled to create a top quality ring design for his daughter and son-in-law and great friend serving in the US Marine Corps. As the quality and design of his Marine Corps ring spread throughout the ranks of active duty and veteran Marines, his business began to grow. Licensed by the U.S. Marine Corps, Carroll boasts his Marine ring as 'The Finest USMC ring out there. “When I set out to design a Marine ring worthy of a United States Marine, I knew it had to be beyond comparison. It had to be instantly recognizable, affordable to all ranks and of the highest quality. It is just that," he says.
Many of Carroll's designs were inspired from the eagles found on bank buildings, post offices, old coins and badges. With names like Union Eagle, Republic and Patriot, the eagle designs were hand-sculpted into an eagle ring commemorating periods, icons and organizations of the United States. "I've always been interested in symbols of the U.S. I like to frequent antique stores looking for images of eagles from old currency and historic military buttons," he said. "I picked up an old police badge in Florida from the turn of the 19th century that appealed to me." The ring he named Liberty features an eagle similar to the one depicted on that badge. Each ring design has an historic name, such as Old Abe, Mariner and Centurion.
Carroll continues to add other military designs to his collection; Air Force, Army, Merchant Marines, Navy and Coast Guard. "Our military designs are not typical of other military-styled class rings on the market. I wanted to design military rings with a strong imagery depicting the symbols of the American eagle, as specific to each branch of the Armed Forces. I wanted to design a line of military rings a person could continue to wear and pass down to future generations as a tribute to the history, culture and heritage of The United States, says Carroll.
Each American eagle ring is individually handcrafted, sized and polished to your exact size and our exacting standards. Solid and heavy in weight, Carroll eagle rings are available in sterling silver, 10K, 14K and 18K gold. Our designs are exclusive; copyrighted and registered in the US Library of Congress. Our classic American ring collection is of the finest quality.
Mike and Maribeth Carroll operate www.EagleRings.com from their studios in the north suburbs of Chicago. They continue to expand their original eagle jewelry designs and support the many foundations and causes in support of the United States military.
“Our eagle ring collection salutes the dedicated men and women who serve(d) in the Armed Forces, and it also recognizes the everyday citizen, who loves their country and is proud to show it," says Carroll. “Rings can be a very personal thing. There are a lot of people who want to show their patriotism. This is a great way to do it. "
ABOUT OUR EAGLE RINGS - CARROLL COLLECTION
Each American eagle ring is individually handcrafted, sized and polished to your exact size and our exacting standards. Solid and heavy in weight, Carroll eagle rings are available in sterling silver, 10K gold, 14K and 18K yellow, white or rose. Our designs are exclusive; copyrighted and registered in the US Library of Congress. Each eagle ring in our classic American ring collection is of the finest quality. The rings in our collection showcases the American eagle through the deeply carved lines of our handcrafted solid piece designs. There is no gluing, soldering or any chance of falling apart, as many earlier emblematic high school and military rings on the market. 100% guaranteed, 100% made in the USA and 100% outstanding! Real American.
Each eagle ring, women and mens rings, in the collection was created utilizing the ancient art of lost wax casting. Lost wax casting is a jewelry making method used by the finest jewelers in the world. It is where the ultimate beauty of a fine piece of jewelry originates.
The original ring design begins as a sketch on paper. Then it is hand-carved out of a single piece of wax. With surgical precision and careful attention to detail, every feather, shield and shape is intricately carved into a three-dimensional model. Some designs actually took weeks to complete. Even the most sophisticated jewelry companies in the world do not have the ability to produce such finely detailed sculptures.
After the wax model is completed, it is enclosed in a plaster mold that is fired in a furnace that vaporizes the wax. Molten metal is then poured into the mold's cavity using centrifugal force. When carefully cooled, the metal perfectly reproduces the hand carved wax model, thus called the ancient art of lost wax carving. A mold is then made from this metal model to cast single or multiple editions of the piece in sterling silver or gold. After our American eagle ring is cast to our customer's exact size and specifications, it is polished by hand and stamped with USA, CARROLL 2000 and 10k, 14k, or 18 karat solid gold or sterling silver (.925) marking.
Check out our website at www.EagleRings.com, or call us at 888-512-1333. American eagle rings, mens rings, women rings & military rings in sterling silver and gold. We thank you for your interest in Carroll Collection of United States Eagle Rings.
When we guys approach jewelry, it's best done very carefully - there's lots of garbage out there and not much a vet or patriot would really consider wearing regularly. Your rings are in the area of fine sculpture and I can't believe regular folks can just purchase one. I don't have to tell you this stuff - you already know how far ahead you are from your competition - 45 years of men's rings castings catalogs couldn't touch your stuff. I'm grateful and will be ordering something else in the near future.
S. Immordino, Oxford, AL
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