INCLUDES

Charm and necklace chain in a black velvet jewelry bag. 

You can also choose just the charm alone, to use on your own cord or chain.

SIZE

The charm is about .945" tall x .551" across x .158” thick. ( 24mm x 14mm x 4mm )

The necklace chain is offered in your choice of length from 16" to 36" (40cm to 91cm)

MATERIALS

The charm is an antiqued silver zinc alloy casting. The necklace chain is hypo-allergenic Stainless steel. 

ABOUT
The idea of the wishbone necklace is that the owner must have a very special wish. Every time she puts on the wishbone necklace she should say her wish out load. The necklace represents a constant reminder of her goal. The wishbone necklace also represents the promise of her wish coming true if she keeps her faith. The wishbone necklace is regarded by many as a generous gift. The giver expresses he/she hopes the receiver will have her wish come true. This is a gift of wishbone luck! Jennifer Aniston wore a beautiful wishbone necklace in the movie “He’s just not that into you”.

As the American Thanksgiving tradition, two people pull on each side of a wishbone while making a wish, and when it breaks, the one who gets the larger part is said to have their wish granted.

Origins:  It all started with the ancient Romans, who pulled apart chicken clavicles—formally know as the bird’s furcula—in hopes of achieving good fortune. It was believed that the birds were oracles that could predict the future and preserving this bone would allow people access to the chicken’s mystical powers even after eating it. According to legend, the custom evolved into breaking the bone into two because of good old fashioned supply and demand; there simply weren’t enough wishbones to go around. The solution? Groups of two began to wish on the same bone and then snap the clavicle in half. The person who got the bigger half was deemed the winner and granted their wish. The practice made it to England in the 16th century, where it was referred to as “merrythought.” In the New World, Pilgrims played tug-of-war with the bones of the more plentiful wild turkey, explains Kathleen Wall, a Colonial culinarian at the Plimoth Plantation museum, in Plymouth, Massachusetts. The term "wishbone" didn’t emerge until the mid-1800s, around the time President Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a national holiday. What hasn’t changed is the rules: Each person grabs an end and gives a yank. If you get the bigger piece, your wish will be granted!