Looking for a lost silver bracelet

November 29, 2024 6:08 AM

I have been searching for a silver bracelet with the goal of replacing one someone important to me lost many years ago. I've done my level best to describe it below and would love to know better search terms or how to find things like that in an original catalog.

It was silver. I am mostly confident it was made by Danecraft. Most Danecraft bracelets of this size -- about 1"-1/2 to 2" wide -- are what I would call bangle bracelets or cuffs, which is to say they are a C-shape, of a fixed size, and the opening is intended to face the inside of your wrist.

This one, in contrast, was hinged so the hinge was against the inside of your wrist, and the opening faced the outside. The decoration was two leaves, one on either side, with the veining of the leaf serving as the main decorative element. The leaf shape was cordate, possibly, though thinner than typical illustrations of a cordate leaf. When you closed it on your write, the tips of the leaves would end up beside each other on the outside of your wrist.

posted by AbelMelveny to Clothing, Beauty, & Fashion (4 answers total)

I wonder if the bracelet might be something like this: https://gem.app/product/sterling-silver-clamper-bracelet-by. I found it by searching images for "vintage Danecraft hinged bangle." You are a good friend, and I wish you the best of luck in finding the correct replacement.
posted by Bella Donna at 6:50 AM on November 29 [1 favorite]

The term you want for that style of construction is "hinged cuff" or "hinged bangle" - you were pretty much there. I found a few that looked kind of like your description using "hinged cuff leaf texture" and "hinged cuff leaf design". You might be able to use those as a jumping off point if it's the right style (these examples are really expensive or really cheap, the wrong metal, etc. I didn't get many results when adding "sterling" or Danecraft to the search term.).

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posted by bluesky78987 at 7:41 AM on November 29 [1 favorite]

Not Danecraft and only silver plate, but this or this.
posted by brachiopod at 2:48 AM on December 1

Response by poster: Thank you all, so much! brachiopod's second link MAY be it, or is anyways darn close. Silver vs silver plate? I'm gonna have to ask some other people who might recall the item in question...
posted by AbelMelveny at 7:10 AM on December 1