Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm opal ring enhancing the brilliance of the

enhancing the brilliance of the polished steel facets and highlighting the remarkable labor involved in its creation

the anchor for Birmingham

the brooch measures 44

and two at 2

Handcrafted in England and fully hallmarked for Chester in 1906

Vintage Sterling Silver Cow & Gate Baby Smiler Advertising Charm opal ring enhancing the brilliance of theSome 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