Charm bracelets are back en vogue after 20 years of them being invisible. The charm bracelet has been with us for a long time the earliest charm bracelets where found worn by the pharaohs of ancient Egypt and the trend slowly made its way across Europe and eventually to the US brought here by solders in the first world war as love trinkets for their sweethearts. They made a revival in the 70s and then disappeared for a few years but they a definitely back in style now.
People love the idea of the charm bracelets and the romance of the piece they are being sold in all jewelry stores and department stores at the moment but the most coveted items are the vintage pieces of the 40s and earlier which fill us with notions of romance and fantasies of years gone by. The traditional charm bracelets are usually made from silver as it is better wearing than gold. It will fasten with a heart shaped padlock but the lock is a clip fastened and the keyhole has no key. The origin silver charms will be hallmarked with the English silver hallmark this is an identifier to establish year of manufacture of the piece so it will tell the age of the bracelet. The most sought after pieces will be hallmarked with the trademark of Nuvo and Chim.
The charms themselves are associated with good luck this goes back in history where the original charm where used as religious relics to ward off bad sprits. Most English charms will not carry a hallmark as the silver content will be too little to stamp the piece. Traditional silver charms will be of a grade .925 silver it is possible to find charms of a higher grade but this would be the norm.
Vintage Charms
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