One of our favorite metals is sterling silver. You'll find some absolutely stunning sterling silver rings in this price range. Many of these beauties are from the 1920s and 1930s and will rock the socks off of any lady you gift them to! 
At Vintage Baubles & Bits we're suckers for Art Deco jewelry and there are some beautiful works of art in the shop from this era. Delicate, intricate and heirloom-quality, these are crowd pleasers!
Nothing completes an outfit quite like a handbag! From the simple clutch that's perfect for your Holiday party to fun 60s standouts - vintage purses are chic and classic!
Both men and women can rock vintage rings. From basic metals to sterling silver, you'll find many selections under $50 in the shop that are sure to please. 
The shop is filled with earring selections all under $20. From 80s fun neon colors, to elegant rhinestones, we have something in every style you can imagine. If you love clip and screwback earrings we have a lot to choose from! They make great gifts for little girls, friends and loved ones without pierced ears and for folks who just love vintage style.
What man doesn't need a large selections of awesome ties? Most of the ties in the shop are $8-15, including some of our killer Mad Men style silk ties! You'll find a wide variety of styles, colors and prints all at great deals!
 If you’re a collector
of men’s vintage jewelry and accessories then you’ve more than likely have a
few (or many!) Swank pieces in your possession. Swank began creating men’s
and women’s costume jewelry in 1897, when it went by the name of Attleboro
Manufacturing Company, named after it’s location in Attleboro, Mass. The
company was started by Samuel Stone and Maurice Baer.  The company began making men’s pieces
starting in 1908, but they didn’t decide to focus only on men’s pieces until
shortly after World War I. During the war the company created dog tags for
the U.S. military and it was this shift in manufacturing that led the company
to specialize in men’s jewelry.
The most notable
pieces developed by Swank are cufflinks.
The first line of cufflinks created by Swank were called Kum-a-Part,
for their unique snap closure. Cufflinks started to become popular again in
the 1920s when manufacturers started to develop pairs of cufflinks that were
easy to insert and remove. Swank took advantage of these manufacturing
changes and became a powerhouse in the cufflink market. During the 1960s when
wearing cufflinks was at its peak in men’s fashion Swank was producing 12
million pairs a year. You can find Swank cufflinks in every shape, size and
style imaginable!
After the company had
success with their Kum-a-Part line and experienced a huge manufacturing
increase, they changed their name, officially becoming Swank Products, Inc. in
1936. In 1941 they had a third company change and shorted the name to just
Swank, Inc.
Starting in the 1950s
the brand began to acquire other companies and styles of manufacturing,
expanding into leather goods and other men’s accessories. Making them a
leader in men’s fashion and style.
In the 1980s the brand
had a change of heart and began offering women’s jewelry again, mostly under
the label Anne Klein. This foray back into women’s costume jewelry was short
lived and once again the company does not make women’s jewelry, making
Swank’s women’s pieces a little more collectible due to the relative rarity.
The company still
operates their men’s line today and also creates private labels for designers
such as Claiborne, Guess, Geoffrey Beene, Kenneth Cole, Nautica and Tommy
Hilfiger. In 2012 they were purchased
by Randa Accessories and continue to produce affordable, fashionable men’s
jewelry and accessories.
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| The first item I ever sold on Etsy |
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| Gold and diamond vintage engagement ring |
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Suspenders are an excellent way to make sure you don’t
accidently moon someone very important! To American’s, the suspender is a set
of fabric, elastic or leather straps, with button or clips at the ends used to
hold up trousers. Outside of the US, the word suspender has a much broader
scope and is often used to refer to items we call garter belts today, the term
simply means, any garment used to hold up pants or stockings. 
The modern suspender was developed in 1820 by Albert
Thurston as a solution to a fashion issue where pants became cut to high for
belts to be practical. The first U.S. patent for suspenders came about in 1871
and belonged to Samuel Clemens, more famously known as author Mark Twain. 
First – what makes an item sterling versus just silver? It’s the metal content. Like many metals pure silver, like pure gold or pure copper, can be pliable and to soft to make jewelry with. To counter the metal’s natural qualities it is often blended with other metals to create stronger, more durable pieces. To be classified as sterling, the metal must contain 92.5% silver and 7.5% other metal, often copper.
Sterling, as a metal alloy, was developed in Europe and can be traced back to at least the 12th century in the form of coins in the area now known as northern Germany. The popularity of sterling silver grew in Colonial America when American silversmiths began using the metal standard in all the pieces they created.
