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I have been lucky enough to find two vintage silver charms both of which represent nursery rhymes / nonsense poems relating to cats. These are The Cat and the Fiddle and The Owl and the Pussy Cat. The cat and the fiddle Charm Hey diddle diddle, The cat and the Fiddle The cat and the fiddle, The cow jumped over the moon, The little dog laughed to see such sport, And the dish ran away with the spoon.

Here is the third and final part of my look at Vintage Charms beginning with the letter A. All of the charms shown here are original vintage charms dating from between the 1950s and 1970s. Firstly something a little different a gold charm set with an amethyst gemstone. Here is a superb vintage pendant or charm made of fully hallmarked nine carat gold and set with an amethyst gemstone. This pendant measures about 2.6 cms long including the bail. I believe this lovely piece of vintage jewellery dates from circa 1970s How about an Airplane charm complete with it own fat pilot?A very rare bracelet charm from the 1970s. This is in the form of a vintage plane being flown by a pilot who has a topaz coloured crystal for his body Astronaut Charm Here is an unusual old charm - an astronaut man in his space suit. The legs and head move slightly within the suite making him look from left to right. This will date from circa 1970s One of the rares "A" charm would be an Alien

Continuing the A-Z of vintage charms we have lots to look at with the letter A. Here are a few of my favourite opening charms beginning with the letter A: Adam and Eve Apple charm This Apple charm opens and inside you can see Adam and Eve. A cute silver charm made by Nuvo and dating from circa 1970s. This charm is in the shape of an apple. It opens and inside are Adam and Eve. The Nuvo makers logo is actually impressed inside the apple beneath Adam and Eve. This vintage charm measures about 1.5 cms wide Vintage charm silver opening Asprins case A nice vintage charm made of silver and in the shape of a case with the word " Asprins" written on it. This is quite a rare charm and dates from circa 1960s / 1970s. It would be excellent to add to the charm bracelet of a Nurse, Doctor or other caring professional. This vintage charm measures about 2 cms high including the bail. vintage charm - Aladdins lamp with genie inside A cute vintage charm from circa 1970s mad

Here's the first entry in the A-Z of Silver charms. A is for Acorns. A cute antique charm in the shape of an acorn. It is articulated between the acorn and the leaves to give movement to the piece. This charm measures about 2.2 cms long plus bails. I believe that this charm dates from the later 1800s or early 1900s. What a cute gold charm. Dating from the 1970s this is in the form of an acorn - you open this and inside is an enameled brown squirrel . Excellent for adding to your vintage gold charm bracelet. This charm measures about 1/6 cms long including bail Here is an English sterling silver charm dating from circa 1970s, it was made by Nuvo having their manufacturers mark impressed. This charm is set with a faceted crystal making it particularly desirable - also the detail on this is of the highest quality Approx Size: 1 inch long Approx Weight: 5.2 grams Country of origin England Have you seen the range of vintage charms available from antiquesavenue

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