Ora was a costume jewelry company that was originally called Agnini & Singer; it was founded by Oreste Agnini and Ralph Singer (born Raffaele Cantaluppi) in Chicago, Illinois in 1921. They supplied the Eisenberg company with its early buttons, brooches, and dress clips. The tradename "Ora" was not adopted until the late 40s. Early pieces are unsigned. Mr. Agnini retired in 1953 and Ralph Singer bought his half of the company. The Company then became "The Ralph Singer Company" and continued using the "Ora" trademark, which is a combination of the names "Oreste" and "Ralph." When Ralph Singer died in 1963, Raymond Pausback became a partner, running the company, and eventually buying it. When he retired in 1984, he sold the company to Stanford Smith, who ran the company until his death. His son, Stanford Smith Jr. then ran the company. They still manufacture costume jewelry in Chicago, and still uses the "Ora" trademark. They now sell jewelry online. The Ora earring above is an old piece that is studded with clear rhinestones.

A money of account among the Anglo-Saxons, valued, in the Domesday Book, at twenty pence sterling.

(Also spelled aura.) A regular valley wind at Lake Garda in Italy. See also suer.

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ora Money of accounting purposes worth 16d or 20d.

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