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Carroll Collection of US Eagle Rings
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US EAGLE RINGS SHOWCASE PATRIOTISM

Mike Carroll doesn't seem like a jewelry designer kind of guy – he drives tractors, trucks, Harleys and planes and designed his first ring in the cockpit at 24,000 feet. And when it comes to eagle rings, he is regarded as one of the world's most progressive talents. Carroll came up with the idea to create rings with an eagle motif about a dozen years ago during a flight between Chicago and a small town in Florida. “I used to fly the Chicago/Florida route on a regular basis,” he said. “As most pilots would agree, long flights are really ‘hours of boredom punctuated by moments of terror'.  I actually sketched my first design during one of those flights – the boring part.” 

Many of Carroll's designs were inspired from the eagles found on bank buildings, post offices, old coins and badges. With names like Liberty, Republic and Patriot , the rings were hand-sculptured to commemorate periods, icons and organizations of the United States. An Illinois native, Carroll's jewelry line is limited to 28 rings, incorporating a variety of eagles styled after well-known Americana.

Carroll said he made his first ring for himself and his business began and started taking off as family and acquaintances responded to his ring. Without a formal education in jewelry design, he enrolled in local classes and worked with some of Chicago's top jewelry crafters and designers. “Most jewelers focus on popular fashion designs. They were all helpful and no one seemed threatened by my original eagle designs.”

“I've always been interested in symbols of the United States. I started 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 19 th century that appealed to me.” The ring he named “Liberty” features an eagle similar to the one depicted on that badge.  All 28 of his rings have a name benefiting the image such as Republic, Mariner and Centurion . Naturally, he has named a ring “Senator” in honor of his father, the late Senator John Carroll of Illinois.

Mike Ralph, 57, an attorney who is a partner in a law practice in Vernon Hills, IL was a captain in the US Marine Corps in the early 70's. He bought one of Carroll's rings a few years back and said “Carroll's ring has never left my hand since the day I put it on. I've looked a long time for a ring like this. The quality of Carroll's rings is unbelievable”.

A Carroll ring ranges in price from $168 to $1,611. Carved in the lost wax method of casting, they are molded into a single piece of metal in 10, 14 or 18-karat solid gold or sterling silver . The rings are solid quality, without the glue d add-ons or screws commonly found with the other heavy emblematic jewelry designs on the market.
“I didn't want my work to look like typical high-school rings. I wanted to make miniature sculptures that people could wear everyday as a tribute to the history, culture and heritage of the United States,” Carroll says. “There are a lot of people who want to show their patriotism and this is a great way to do it. Rings can be a very personal thing.”

Since each ring is custom made, one-at-a-time to his customer's exact size and specifications, Carroll does not mass-produce his eagle rings. His turn-around time is about two to three weeks from the time an order is received. All of his original designs, (with a new model in the works) are copyrighted and registered in the US Library of Congress. He has just started advertising and plans to launch a national campaign. There are currently no retail outlets. He sells the rings directly from his studios in the northern suburbs of Chicago and from his website www.eaglerings.com .

"Not only do my rings salute the dedicated men and women who served in the Armed Forces, they also recognize those who love their country and are proud to show it. My eagle ring collection is the culmination of that vision,” says Carroll.

For further information, call 847-821-1333 or visit the website: www.eaglerings.com.