{"product_id":"silver-arrow-1940s-natural-turquoise-stamped-bracelet","title":"1940s Harvey Era High-Grade Natural Turquoise Sterling Silver Navajo Cuff Bracelet by SILVER ARROW","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✨\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eCollectors Circle Members receive a welcome offer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2 class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAt a Glance:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDesign:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Late Harvey Era Silver Arrow sterling silver cuff bracelet with oval turquoise cabochon, split shank construction, and applied silverwork\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStone:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e High-grade turquoise cabochon visually consistent with Nevada material\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eColor:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Teal-blue turquoise with dark rust-brown matrix and deeper blue-green movement\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAccent:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Alternating silver beads, hollow circular appliqués, rope wire, stamped borders, and applied side panels\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMetal:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e .925 sterling silver\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMaker:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Silver Arrow | a commercial workshop \u0026amp; manufacturer\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEra:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Circa 1940s\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStatus:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sterling silver turquoise cuff bracelet, hallmarked by the shop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Excellent — see \u003ca href=\"javascript:void(0);\" onclick=\"openConditionGuidePopup()\"\u003eSCJ Vintage Condition Guide\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSpecifications:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWear scale: domed stone profile with visually substantial face and comfortable medium-scale wrist presence\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStone: 7\/8\" x 1\" (bezel to bezel)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFace width: 1 1\/2\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInside length: 5 5\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGap: 7\/8\"\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTotal inside circumference: 6 1\/2\" (M per SCJ size guide)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWeight: 35.7 grams\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGallery Note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eMany Harvey-era cuffs have survived. Far fewer still feel this alive today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis signed Silver Arrow bracelet carries museum-caliber preservation and striking visual energy — from its luminous domed turquoise to the crisp silverwork and interior hallmark, all of it arriving eighty years later with unusual strength. A quiet conversation piece for the collector who notices.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe oval saturated cabochon rises in a smooth dome with a moody blue-green hue, dark rust-toned matrix, and a polished surface that still catches the light — more commanding than the small stones typically found in lighter tourist-period bracelets.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe silverwork earns equal attention. Rounded beadwork, well-defined circular appliqués, and textured rope wire panels build a face with genuine density — elaborate where most Harvey-era cuffs are simple, dimensional where others are flat.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eWhat separates this cuff is how completely those qualities have held together: stone, silver, and hallmark intact, none softened by the decades. History and structure, worn in balance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHallmark \u0026amp; Maker Notes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThis cuff is stamped STERLING and Silver Arrow on the interior. The sterling mark is crisply struck inside the fletched end of a long arrow that flows directly into the elegant cursive Silver Arrow hallmark running toward the arrow's tip — an exceptionally clean example of the signature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSilver Arrow belongs to the mid-century Harvey jewelry story rather than to a single artisan signature — and its role in that story was significant. Rather than a destination shop where tourists stopped to browse, Silver Arrow operated as a major wholesale supplier, moving Indian-design silver jewelry through trade networks, curio shops, and commercial channels across the Southwest. In \u003cem\u003eFred Harvey Jewelry: 1900–1955\u003c\/em\u003e, jewelry historian Dennis June documents Silver Products Manufacturing Co. of Kansas City, Missouri, as a prominent company producing silver Indian-design jewelry during the 1940s. June describes the company's evolving mark sequence and notes that Harvey jewelry bearing these stamps is enthusiastically collected today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThree distinct stamp variations help place Silver Arrow pieces accurately within that history. The earliest, used in the late 1930s and early 1940s, is a blocky SILVER PRODUCTS COIN SILVER stamp paired with an arrow symbol, reflecting the company's origins in coin-alloy production. That practice was already fading by the time Silver Arrow emerged — Mexican peso melting had been largely phased out as coin export to the American Southwest was restricted, and sterling ingots in standardized sheet and wire form had become the industry standard. American coins had effectively left the jewelry bench decades earlier, when defacing U.S. currency was outlawed in 1890.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBy the 1940s, Silver Arrow had transitioned to its second and most recognizable mark: the long running script Silver Arrow name paired with a STERLING stamp placed inside the arrow's fletching. This is the mark on this cuff, used extensively through the company's active Southwest trade routes. A third and final mark — a tighter corporate block stamp registered as SILVER ARROW-STERLING around 1950, recorded in registries including Lang Antiques — reflects the postwar period, when standardized retail classification reshaped how makers identified their work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eBecause this cuff carries the long script-and-arrow hallmark with STERLING struck inside the feathered end, it aligns with the Stamp 2 production period, supporting a 1940s placement. That distinction matters to collectors because it links the bracelet to the company's most active Harvey-era output, not simply to the Silver Arrow name in general.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eSecondary market research adds geographic depth to that placement. The workshop's production roots trace to Albuquerque, New Mexico, where it was established in 1938, with operations later relocating to San Luis, Colorado, before the company closed its commercial routes in the 1950s. Registered as a Midwestern business entity for distribution purposes, Silver Arrow's working history was distinctly Southwestern — and the jewelry reflects it. The company frequently employed machine-assisted die-striking to process sheet silver while relying on regional indigenous silversmiths for hand-stamping, stone-setting, and bench-finishing. This cuff, with its layered construction and carefully worked face, represents that collaborative process at a high level of execution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e✨ Collector inquiries are welcome. SCJ is open to thoughtful questions, documented observations, and new information that deepens the story of a piece. With permission, selected collector notes may be featured in our upcoming Collectors Circle Insights publications.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Silver Cactus Jewelry","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44157204562117,"sku":"00016BR1NJ12080","price":620.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0669\/0956\/9221\/files\/9130323.webp?v=1776524706","url":"https:\/\/www.silvercactusjewelry.com\/products\/silver-arrow-1940s-natural-turquoise-stamped-bracelet","provider":"Silver Cactus Jewelry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}