Vintage WWII Silver Charm Bracelet With Unique Set of 10 Charms Miniature retailer Icons Midcentury Jewelry Trinket Swank Sweetheart Bracelet

Vintage WWII-era silver charm bracelet with 10 adorable miniature charms on a chain link with a flip lock clasp.

The assorted icons on this unique, unthemed bracelet appear to be: a basketball, baseball, milk bottle, bowling pin, push mower, airplane with movable propeller, woman/girl, soldier/police officer, and a torpedo with movable propeller. The tenth icon is a bit of a mystery, and Auntie can only say it resembles a butter churner. Approximately 7" in full length, this amazing bracelet has non-magnetic properties and no identifying hallmarks. Most of retailer these perfectly petite charms are around 5/8" in length.

Queen Victoria was an avid fan of jewelry and brought the charm bracelet into the limelight. She wore charms as decorative jewelry instead of as protective amulets. Thanks to her, the charm bracelet fashion trend began in earnest.

In World War II, charm bracelets were popular again when soldiers brought back trinkets made by locals from the places where they had fought. These were given to their family or lovers as keepsakes of their time in the war. These "Sweetheart Bracelets" or memory bracelets were given to loved ones to commemorate certain events, activities, or hobbies.

Second only to ID bracelets in most popular bracelet styles in the 1940s, these charming charm bracelets represent a specific moment in American and world history, whether on your shelf or on your wrist!