Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm dog including a center ruby measuring

including a center ruby measuring about 5

chalcedony seduces quietly

5 ring could be resized to suit

gifts from the ever-present sea

This one feels especially intimate

Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm dog including a center ruby measuringSome charms are sweet. Some are strange. And then there are the wonderfully unforgettable little oddities like this one, equal parts nostalgia, advertising history, and slightly mischievous humor. This tiny sterling silver baby, mouth wide in a delighted grin, was created as a promotional charm for Cow & Gate baby formula and somehow manages to feel both charming and faintly uncanny in the very best way. Pieces like this were once added to charm