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    Posted 4 years ago

    Deprise
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    Just wanted to show this old bracelet that I purchased at a second hand store, thought collectors might appreciate it.

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    1. Watchsearcher Watchsearcher, 4 years ago
      Is the lock a functioning clasp or an ornament?
      It’s beautiful!
    2. keramikos, 4 years ago
      Deprise, Beautiful. :-)

      Here's a sibling:

      *snip*

      Vintage from the 1910s

      Materials: gold fill, repousse design, heart shaped padlock, embossed links, repousse links

      This is a gorgeous gold filled 'night and day' bracelet complete with a repousse heart shaped padlock made by the Wightman & Hough Company. Both pieces are marked 'W&H Co' and '1/10' indicating that they are gold filled. Sadly, the key is missing and the lock does not open, but the bracelet has a spring ring clasp attached to close it.


      *snip*

      https://www.etsy.com/listing/273566824/wh-co-gold-filled-night-and-day-bracelet
    3. Deprise Deprise, 4 years ago
      The lock does open but I have no key to lock it.
    4. keramikos, 4 years ago
      Deprise, Too bad, but keys are easily lost. :-(

      Yours is in better shape than the one I linked at Etsy, but that one seems to have something yours lacks: a spring ring clasp.

      Either yours had one originally, but it was removed, because it ceased to function properly, or somebody added a spring ring clasp to the one at Etsy, because the key was lost.

      Here's another one in better shape, but it also lacks the spring ring clasp:

      *snip*

      Kept in stunning condition, with each link chased in a scroll design and a double sided repousse heart padlock clasp. Padlock is marked 1/10 W & H Co, along with the final link of the bracelet. Total length is 7.25 - 7.5" if padlock is included in length. Padlock is 7/8" tall and total weight is over 23 grams. There is no key, but can be sprung from button. Please see pictures for cosmetic condition. PICTURES ARE PART OF OVERALL DESCRIPTION.

      *snip*

      https://www.ebay.com/itm/ATQ-VICTORIAN-ROSE-GF-FORGET-ME-NOT-HEART-PADLOCK-LINK-BRACELET-W-amp-H-Co-7-5-034-L-/353287364906

      I'm not sure what they mean by "button." Perhaps that small circular thing seen in the middle of the keyhole on yours?

      Some background about the company:

      *snip*

      Wightman & Hough Company made sweetheart necklaces from 1856 until 1922. They were primarily renowned for their lockets. Their slogan, which I find to be quite amusing & sweet, was “There’s a heart in every locket!” How true!

      *snip*

      https://bohemianromance.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/index-php.jpg

      https://bohemianromance.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/81zliknho8l-_aa1084_.jpg

      https://bohemianromance.files.wordpress.com/2012/06/index-php2.jpg

      https://bohemianromance.wordpress.com/2012/06/26/theres-a-heart-in-every-locket/

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