Vintage State Heritage Promotional Charm Bracelets
Previously I’ve written about promotional vintage Heritage Charm bracelets and at the time I just had a couple of them. Readers can click my link to view the first article and look at the Indiana and Michigan examples. Since then I’ve acquired more so I thought I would feature them once again. I’ve included photographs of the Massachusetts, New Hampshire, and Illinois bracelets that I've added to my collection.
Actually the Massachusetts and New Hampshire bracelets don't have the distinctive Heritage Bell hallmark so they may be from another maker. They look very similar though. The Illinois bracelet is the best. It has the original box and paper insert, and doesn't appear to ever have been removed from the package. You can get a better view of the photos by double clicking them.
As I wrote in my first article these complete bracelets were given away as tokens of appreciation for opening bank accounts in certain states. Both sides of the charms are detailed with features of the state represented. And each bracelet also has a stone or vial of sand representing the state. I love finding these complete bracelets and collecting part of marketing history.
Category: Private Jewelry Collection
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What an awesome website! So happy to have found it from the Blog#30. I still have my charm bracelet from when I was a little girl and added charms from various vacations we took. I actually have a state charm bracelet my Daddy brought me from a trip to Washington,DC from the early 60’s. You have a fantastic site!
I have given my daughter a charms from my trips. She is 34 years old now and has quite collection.
I love your site too.
I’m wondering if the state of Missouri has a bank promo. Bracelet? I would be intrested in finding out more details about these bracelets you have in stock.
I have my grandmothers’ charm bracelet. It features dirrent importian events in her life. Its very special to me.
I’m looking for the bubble photo frames like my Grandmother had on her charm bracelet to hold family photo’s. Are such charms still made today or are the older ones fairly easy to find?
Thank you for hosting such a helpful site.
I believe Missouri does have a Heritage promotional bracelet. For the bubble photo frames I would check some of the sites that sell new sterling silver jewelry. Just do a Google search and you should be able to find a few. I know there are new ones available.
Thanks for a great article. I’ve been researching charms that are on my Mom’s charm bracelet and found your article while looking for info on a charm from Grand Rapids Michigan called La Grande Vitesse. The article came up in google whn I searched forn info on h in a bell , and up popped your article on Heritage. Thanks so much for a great and informative website.
Do you know if these charm bracelets are worth anything? I have a pennsylvania one from my grandma and all the description cards that go with it. I want to keep it, but I am curious and it has been interesting finding out the history behind them.
I have the Ohio charm bracelet that my mother gave to me and it is in its original condition, has never been cleaned or polished. I was so curious about this that I had to find out what it was all about. It has all the details and markings with a little black ball at the end. Thanks to your website, I have found out what it all means and where it came from. Thank You so much
I’m happy you were able to use my website to find out some history about your bracelet. Thanks for letting me know.