925 Bracelet w Unusual Tinkerbell, Opening Chicken, Dog, Bone, Sifter, Pineapple

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ITEM:
925 Bracelet w Iconic Tinkerbell, Opening Chicken, Dog, Bone, Sifter, Pineapple, Maple Leaf
An early, unique piece of Americana, it features
a Chicken in a Basket (which opens up to reveal chicks) that is inscribed on the bottom "NO COVER CHARGE" with the image of a crescent moon (illustrations 2-4);
there's a one-of-a-kind, iconic 1950's Tinker Bell which has her holding a star on a large key chain. Miss Bell is inscribed circle c "DISNEY 925' on the back of her wings (illustrations 5-6);
there is, what appears to be, a long-handled flour sifter marked "925" (the Silver mark is quite faded; this may be the oldest charm; illustration 7);
there is a pineapple marked circle c "925 P&J" (illustration 8);
there is a hunting dog on one side of the bracelet and a bone on the other side (the bone, illustration 9, is marked "925"; I don't think the dog is marked);
there is an illustrious Maple Leaf marked "STER 925" (illustration 10),
and the catch on the fastener of the bracelet is marked "925" (illustration 11).
The entire charm bracelet weighs 15.02 grams and is 7.25  inches long
(with the fastener)
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RESEARCH
The History of Charms
The History of Charms and Charm Bracelets: A Short Introduction by David Clark
Queen Victoria’s own fascination with charms, jewellery and pendants made charm bracelets enormously popular amongst the gentry of the time, as a luxurious fashion items. At such a time it was common for the wealthier classes to show off their fortune by wearing elaborate and exotic clothing, and the wearing of charm bracelets as a fashion accessory.
It wasn’t until World War II, however, when soldiers, who collected trinkets as a reminder of men they knew, the women they loved, and their time in battle that the wearing of charms really took off throughout Britain and the rest of Europe. Fighting, often away from their loved ones for years at a time, soldiers would buy small reminders of the places they had been as presents for their families back home. Such presents, some bought, others found, seemed to encapsulate moments from the soldiers’ time away and as such charms became hugely popular as a means of capturing emotion and personal memories. Since then charms have often been collected as reminders of good times, and because they signify a great amount of sentiment which their wearers wish to carry around with them.
As a result of this, charm bracelets became immensely popular throughout the 1950s and 1960s, and as a popular gift on a girls’ 16th or 18th birthday or as a wedding or engagement present. The nature of these modern charm bracelets meant that new charms could be added and old ones removed and kept. This meant that girls and women were able to change facets of their charm bracelets on a daily basis to express their own mood or thoughts that day. It is this aspect of charm bracelets which have kept them immensely popular since then.
Nowadays charms and trinket bracelets are highly sought after the world over. Ever popular with young celebrities, charms have recently been used to promote charities, religion, good times, and just plain fun, as well as carrying the sentiment which comes with every one.
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