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| Victorian Bangles were a popular accessory and were often worn two or more at a time, sometimes one on each wrist. Of course not all were hinged bangles. Link bracelets and cross-over bangles were among the other favorites. The vintage Victorian catalogs show a wide selection of hinged bangles in various designs as you can see in the examples below. Karat gold, sterling, electro-plating, gold filled (American), rolled gold plated (English) and double` d’or (French) finishes were all used for jewelry by the mid-1800s. The term "Roman Finish" is often seen in late 1800s catalogs. According to the 1931 edition of "Keystone", it is a "dull yellow effect on a plain or modeled surface gained by depositing fine gold on a roughened surface. It is softer than a bright finish." Styles in jewelry changed over the decades, with gold fringe and foxtails popular in the 1870s, Japonesque or Aesthetic style by the 1890s. |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
UNKNOWN, 1879 No. 11,237 Design for a bracelet |
LADY wearing an onyx and seed pearl earrings and brooch set and a cross pendant. View |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 Solid 14k gold band bangle bracelets, engraved, enameled and engraved. Bird, flower, scrolls and leaves designs. |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 Band hinged bangles, buckle design, enameled and engraved. |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
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VICTORIAN matching |
These hinged bangles are made of 10 karat yellow gold, in excellent |
The diamonds are a mix of rose and flat cuts. All of the rubies and |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
VICTORIAN 2-1/2" by 2" matching hinged gold filled bangles, each 6" inside dimension by 7-16" wide. View #V23427 |
C. HEIN, 1880 Patent No. 11,779 Design for a bracelet Charles Hein |
DANIEL H. SMITH, 1871 |
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CODDING, 1869 |
FREDRICK WESSEL, 1870 Patent No. 4256 Design for a bracelet |
THERON J. SMITH, 1870 Patent No. 4516 Design for a bracelet |
THERON J. SMITH, 1871 |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
ETCHED gold tone hinged bangle with engraved and black enameled design, also engraved inside "LSM to LMG", 5-1/2" by 1/2". View View #V27839 |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1878 |
VICTORIAN gold tone etched |
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C. HEIN, 1880 |
F. KURSCH, 1880 No. 11,893 Design for a bracelet Frank Kursch |
H.E. CHADWICK & H.P. LESTER, 1883 No. 14,391 Ornamental chain Horace E. Chadwick, Horace P. Lester |
R.H. AHN, 1883 |
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W.C. EDGE, 1882 |
W. LINK, 1882 |
J. MOORE, 1883 |
H.C. Lindol, 1884 |
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S.F. Myers Catalogue 1885 |
S.F. Myers Catalogue 1885 |
S.F. Myers Catalogue 1885 |
S.F. Myers Catalogue 1885 |
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J.A. CHARNELY, 1884 |
H.C. LINDOL, 1887 No. 17,070 Bracelet |
F.A. LA PIERRE, 1889 No. 19,530 Bracelet Frank H. La Peierre |
H.W. FISHEL, 1889 |
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Providence, Rhode Island |
H.C. Lindol & Company |
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Bracelet |
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E.V. RODDIN & Co., 1887 |
E.V. RODDIN & Co., 1887 "Fine solid gold bracelets, prices per pair" Full engraved and enameled; Roman, bright cut finish; Roman, armor pattern; Roman, woven wire edge; Adjustable fancy engraved. |
VICTORIAN 14 karat |
E.V. RODDIN & Co., 1887 |
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VICTORIAN lady |
VICTORIAN lady wearing a |
VICTORIAN lady wearing a locket and |
RODDIN 1888 Catalogue |
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E.V. RODDIN & Co., 1887 |
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RODDIN 1888 Catalogue Fine solid gold bracelets, polished stiffened wire, polished square stiffened wire, Roman flower bracelets. |
VICTORIAN Etruscan revival |
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RODDIN 1888 Catalogue |
VICTORIAN 14k yellow gold tone hinged bangle with etched fruit, leaves and flowers on front, 6" by 5/8". View #V25958 |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 Solid gold enameled, engraved, Roman chased and Roman braided. |
RODDIN 1888 Catalogue |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 Solid gold enameled, engraved, Roman chased and pearls inlaid. |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 Silver link and wire bracelets. |
H. ELLEAU, 1888 |
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S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 Solid gold band and link bracelets. |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 Rolled gold plate and silver link and wire bracelets. |
S.F. Myers & Co. Jewelry Catalogue, circa 1889 |
| Victorian 1800s Findings Many of these bangles have a variation on the v-spring and box (also called tongue and groove) style closure. A similar closure is used through many decades so this is probably not a good way of dating bangles. |
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VICTORIAN sterling hinged |
Tongue and groove box clasp. |
VICTORIAN "Registered J.C. May 14th, 1881, No. 3437" silver spring-loaded hinged bangle with etched floral motif on front, 7" by 1", one slight dimple on the back. View View View #V31798 |
Two-pronged tongue and groove catch. |
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VICTORIAN sterling Chester |
Tongue and groove box clasp. |
VICTORIAN silver buckle bangle with |
Tongue and groove box clasp. |
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VICTORIAN silver hinged bangle, ovals with alternating |
Tongue and groove box clasp, scalloped hinge. |
VICTORIAN silver hinged bangle with safety chain, Aesthetic design with birds and fan, engraved "JM" on reverse, marked "5" inside, 6-5/8" by 1". See bird theme Victorian bangle on page 35 of Davidov & Dawes "Victorian Jewelry". View View View #V31287 |
Tongue and groove box clasp. |
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Tongue and groove box clasp. |
VICTORIAN 2-1/2" by 2" matching hinged gold filled bangles, each 6" inside dimension by 7-16" wide. View #V23427 |
Tongue and groove box clasp. |
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HINGED BANGLE 1871 |
VICTORIAN silver buckle bangle bracelet in the original box, Birmingham |
VICTORIAN bangle #V33728 showing the unusual catch. |
Hinged Bangle 1881 |
| Early 1900s Bracelets & Findings According to the vintage catalogues, bangles of this era became more slim and delicate and often more open in design. For more wonderful bracelets see Jewel Chat, Collector’s Chat |
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Daniel Low & Co. 1901 Catalogue |
Bangles and bracelets. The top row is a selection of hinged bangles. Priced in the catalogue from $ .50 to $3.50 each. |
14k YELLOW GOLD etched flowers and leaves motif hinged bangle with five faceted stones, 6-1/2" by 1/4". View View View #G14503 |
Prong fastener slides into unusual star-shaped hole and |
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14k YELLOW GOLD hinged hollow bangle |
Prong fastener tongue and groove, slides into grove and catches. |
18k YELLOW GOLD hollow embossed flowers and leaves bangle with diamond rubies on the front, engraved inside "W.L.T. to M.L.A. 12-25-13, circa 1913, 7" by 1/4". View View #G2652 |
Prong tongue and groove fastener slides into grove and catches. |
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W&SS |
GOLD TONE hinged bangle with engraved scrolls and flowers on all sides, engraved "M.W. 2-22-07", 7" by 1/2". View View View #Y12483 |
Stub fastener slides into hole and catches. |
HINGED |
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C.S. HURD, 1906 |
A.V. LAMBERT, 1906 No. 38,381 bracelet August V. Lambert |
WIDE gold tone bangle with lion face, a common motif for the time. Similar lion faces can be found on bangles, lockets, watch fobs and brooches. Courtesy of Pat Seal |
KOLLMAR, 1908 |
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J.A. Fuller, 1906 |
S.B. KENT, 1908 |
M. Schiff, 1908 |
C. Strauss, 1914 |
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H. Brassler, 1914 |
H. Brassler, 1915 |
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| 1930s Bracelets & Findings In the 1930s filigree bangles seemed to became the most popular bracelet and variations of them are in every vintage catalogue I own. Lovely, delicate and still very wearable, they came in many designs and colors as you can see below. Victorian Revival bangles are seen beginning in the late 1930s and continuing through the 1940s. Some Revival bracelets are easy to recognize, but the gold filled with black enameled etched-design bangles can be difficult to distinguish from the original Victorian bracelets. For many bangles the only way to date them is by the maker’s mark or the engraved sentiment. |
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NuWite filigree, rhinestone and enamel hinged bangles. |
FILIGREE silver tone filigree hinged bangle with deep aqua center rhinestone and black and yellow enameling, circa 1925, 7-1/4" by 5/8". See Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry, Ed. 3" page 144. View #Q24438 |
NuWite filigree, rhinestone and enamel hinged bangles. ST&W Jewelry Catalogue, 1930 |
FILIGREE silver tone domed |
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Catch for the filigree bangle #Q32484. |
ROMAR filigree hinged bangle with blue unfoiled rhinestone center, side |
ROMAR QUALITY mark. |
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The Becken Book, 1933 |
J.J. WHITE Deco silver and gold colored filigree, black glass center sonte, 7-1/3" by 5/8". E. L Weed was a designer for designer J.J. White, and their mark is a "W" in a triangle. View #Q28029 |
The Becken Book, 1933 Filigree and band hinged bangle bracelets. |
FILIGREE silver tone with |
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J.J. WHITE (designer E.L. Weed, W in |
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JJ WHITE, 1933 |
SAMSON |
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J.J. WHITE bangle showing hinge on the left side of the rhinestone center. |
J.J. WHITE bangle showing hinge on the left side of the rhinestone center |
JJ WHITE, 1933 |
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J. |
J. J. WHITE bangle showing catch beside the center portion. |
J. J. WHITE bangle showing catch behind the center portion. |
JJ WHITE, 1933 |
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Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 Band hinged bangle bracelets |
GOLD FILLED hinged gold filled etched foliate design bangle with taille d’epargne black broders, marked "1-20 10k gf" and engraved inside "from Elsie & Joe to Margaret 1937", measures 6-7/8" by 3/4". See similar bangles in Romero’s "Warman’s Jewelry" on page 138. View View View #Y18670 |
Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 |
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HAYWARD 1/20-12K yellow gold |
EIF Co gold |
WINARD gold tone etched |
SIMMONS rolled gold and black enameled hinged buckle bangle. |
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Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 |
Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 Band hinged bangle bracelets. |
Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 Band hinged bangle bracelets. Yellow or white metal with white stone settings and interchangeable initials.. |
Benjamin Allen & Co. Catalogue, 1939 |
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EMBOSSED floral matching |
ANTIQUED |
VICTORIAN REVIVAL gold tone |
GOLD TONE heavily embossed |
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HASKELL blue and pink glass |
G.K. LOWE, 1935 |
SILVER tone |
HASKELL |
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P. Manickas, 1937 |
A.H. Metcalf, 1946 |
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| Post 1950 Bracelets & Findings In the catalogues I own, hinged bangles seem to be drastically reduced after about 1950. They seem to have given way to the more popular bracelets of that era: expansion bracelets, ID bracelets and simple gold filled or rhinestone flexible bracelets. But some hinged bangles were still being made as you can see below. |
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MONET gold |
Thumb pin depressor with slide wire that slips in and out to fasten. |
ENGLISH sterling silver hinged bangle hallmarked Birmingham, 1960, "J. G. Ltd" for John Gloster Ltd, etched floral and scroll design, 7" by 7/8". View View #V28188 |
Tongue and groove box clasp circa 1960. If not for the |
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STERLING silver hinged hollow bracelet with banded agate on top, |
ALICE CAVINESS Catalogue circa 1970. |
MONET gold |
STERLING "C.P.S." sterling solid hinged bangle with etched scrolls and |
