Life's Story - Vintage Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet (VB079)

Life's Story  - Vintage Sterling Silver Charm Bracelet. This lovely bracelet is crafted from sterling silver, hallmarked STERLING, and a makers mark DST.  Featuring 10 sterling silver charms, a faux pearl, a faux turquoise cabochon, vintage styling, and quality craftsmanship. This charm bracelet showcases a textured and polished finish, giving the bracelet depth, and added beauty. There are ten charms, one being a kitty cat playing with a ball, a Toronto charm, a type writer with a pearl, a bride, an apple, a witch on a broomstick, a pineapple, a trumpet, a sombrero, a bird, and a scorpion. The bracelet has a sliding closure, which clicks into place once closed, and for addition security there is a clip, which locks into place. This vintage bracelet looks fantastic when worn, truly a wonderful vintage piece, in which you can add more charms if desired to give it a personal touch. 

History: The first charm bracelets were worn by Assyrians, Babylonians, Persians, and Hittites and began appearing from 600 – 400 BC. For example, Queen Victoria wore charm bracelets that started a fashion among the European noble classes.

The story of silver mining began about 5,000 years ago. Silver was first mined around 3,000 BCE in Anatolia, now located in modern-day Turkey. The precious metal helped early civilizations in the Near East, Ancient Greece to flourish.

The term "sterling silver" probably originated in eastern Germany when five towns formed the Hanseatic League in the 1100s. These town minted their own coins of 92.5 percent silver. When Britain sold cattle and grain to the League, they were paid in "Easterling coins".

Measurements: Bracelet 7 3/4 " 

Weight: 47.70 grams 

Condition: Excellent 

Origin: Canada 

Date: Circa 1960