“While I live I’ll Crow” Rooster Antique Wax Seal Cuff Links

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In the Victorian era, ladies would seal the letters they sent to lovers and friends with wax seals that depicted various different sentiments.

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ORIGINS: These cufflinks are made using an antique Victorian “seal wheel” dating back to the late 1700′s, early 1800′s, and is stamped with the words “While I live I’ll Crow” above a rooster. Whimsical seals that conveyed the sentiments of the sender were popular with ladies of the Victorian era, who would have a ‘seal wheel’ with various sentiments to choose from. This antique may have sealed marriage proposals, words of comfort to a dear friend – one can only imagine the history behind such an antique.

 

MEANING: The rooster is a Victorian symbol of pride and paired with its motto, it is a reminder to speak out and stand by your convictions. In heraldry, the rooster or cock symbolizes courage and perseverance; and is vigilant and protective.
The flamboyant actor Robert Coates used to go out in a custom-built carriage with a heraldic device of a crowing cock and the motto “While I live, I’ll crow!”

 

The rooster is a Victorian symbol of pride and paired with its motto, it is a reminder to speak out and stand by your convictions. In heraldry, the rooster or cock symbolizes courage and perseverance; and is vigilant and protective.  The flamboyant actor Robert Coates used to go out in a custom-built carriage with a heraldic device of a crowing cock and the motto “While I live, I’ll crow!”

 

CUFF LINKS: These cuff links are made out of fine silver (99.9% pure), and hand stamped with an antique Victorian wax seal of a rooster with the words “While I Live, I’ll Crow”, then attached to silver tone cuff link backings.

Each cuff link is stamped, sanded, polished and oxidized for an antique look. Because they are hand-stamped individually and made to order, these seal stampings are truly unique, and no two stampings are the same (unlike those cast from a mold). The cuff links are also available in copper.

DIMENSIONS: The cuff link face is slightly larger than 1/2″ across.

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