Elvis tcb ring made by lowell hays in 1975.
Elvis tcb ring meaning.
Purchased by elvis at thunderbird jewelers in vegas early 1970 s and worn both on and off.
Elvis gave that ring away.
The memphis mafia was the nickname given by rock n roll icon elvis presley.
Tcb w lightning bolt elvis presley s motto logo circa 1974 acronym meaning.
Sumner after the hawaii concert.
Taking care of business was a mantra and a point of pride for presley and his entourage known as the memphis mafia.
The second attempt was the aloha ring the one with the big horseshoe.
The tcb necklace was designed by elvis and created by a jeweller in los angeles.
The first attempt to make it was in 1973.
The letters appear as a logo or emblem along with a lightning bolt which means taking care of business in a flash this emblem was used in several pieces of presley s custom jewelry including his famous tcb ring and necklace.
Elvis asked me to make a stage ring.
He gave that ring to j d.
Sol says he sold elvis five hundred of the chains and charms and another five hundred charm bracelets.
Dec 4 2016 explore linda totten s board elvis presley s jewelry followed by 274 people on pinterest.
He had numerous pieces of jewelry depicting the image including a ring and many necklace pendants which he was know to give to friends and family.
It was also painted on the tail wing of his plane the lisa marie.
Lowell hays tells the story of how he made the famous tcb ring for elvis and how the king reacted to it.
It was sol schwartz s partner lee ablesser who designed the tcb neck charm that elvis gave away to friends and people who worked for him.
Elvis presley s personal jeweler mr.
The tcb pendant was made by elvis jeweler lowell hays.
Tcb is an acronym for taking care of business sold for 11 750.
Among the pieces presley never parted with however is the tcb ring hays crafted using 56 diamonds including an 11 5 carat solitaire.
Intended to be a show ring something that would.
A big ring that would say elvis to everyone who saw it.
The making of the tcb ring by lowell hays.
I could have played with lisa for i always wanted a sister or brother my mother is in the 2010 life mag.
It has 16 carats of diamonds the solitaire in centre is 11 5 carats and it has black onyx behind it elvis s wallet from 1957 image.
