Featured Coro Mark Confusion

I found a simple, unremarkable charm bracelet with a Coro mark. Unfortunately, The History and Marks of Coro Jewelry - costumejewelrycollectors.com, was confusing on this subject of the mark. Is this the "Coro-script-no angle-different font 1919" or "Coro – heavier Script at angle — 1940." This charm bracelet has four charms: keys, a heart with a keyhole, a disc that spins that has "L V Y U" on one side and "I O E O" on the other, and a "lie detector" spinner that points to true or false. (Ah to be a teenager in love again.)
It's not made of precious materials, but if I come up against this mark for a more interesting piece, I would like to know how to tell the difference. Can anyone help me, please.

 

I would have to guess it is the later one just because of when charm bracelets were popular.

 

Good point. I didn't think of that. Thank you.

 

There are so many subtleties, slight variations in signatures from year to year. Not what you are asking, but I usually go first with the look of the piece (quality/style) to get a sense of age and don't focus on the signature for the most part unless there is a real mystery to solve.

For this piece, 1950s-60s. The height of charm bracelets, agreeing with Bronwen. The "Lie Detector" charm, sort of a novelty you'd see in that era.

 

So no easy answer. Go with the subject matter. Got it. Thank you.

 

Goes with Ouija boards & the Magic 8 Ball.

 

I used to have those.

 

And those things you used your fingers to move that had a variety of answers inside.

 

The 'Coro' mark is 1940+, and the 'Pegasus' mark should also date from the '40s - the bracelet and stamped metal charms are typical of 1940s-60s (the 'I LOVE YOU' and other spinners date back at least to the '20s. Charm bracelets of various types have been popular since the late 19th century...

~Cheryl

 

Pegasus? Do you mean the mark on the back of the heart next to the Coro? I didn't see that. So it's the 40's version of the Coro mark. The spinners came from an earlier time and added to this period of bracelet. Fascinating. So much to learn. Thank you.

 

Yup, that would be Pegasus. A lot of charms were produced for many decades (some still made), and some, including the spinners, if I recall correctly, were originally made as watch-fob charms, though charm bracelets were common in the '20s. The heart padlock design dates at least as early as the 1890s, seen in catalogs with the multi-heart bracelets, I have one hallmarked in the '60s...

This is the majority of my silver charms, a couple of hundred dating from the '20s to recent, the majority from the '40s-'90s (packed away somewhere is a bracelet with another three or four dozen) - been adding a few lately, because I'm planning a cluster necklace (finally managed to find a charm for every dog or breed of dog in my life):


~Cheryl

 

Delightful idea. Looks like a super project. Each of them having some meaning or interest in your life. I hope you will share your necklace with us when it is complete. I see some interesting stuff in those bags.