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Thief of Bagdad - Costume Jewelry


The Thief of Bagdad (1940) was one of the first films to be commercially exploited in quite a big way. Amongst the various items available to purchase were pieces of costume jewelry as shown below.

Most seem to have a little plate on the back with two numbers, one on either side of the words:

## THIEF OF BAGDAD
KORDA ©
##

The numbers could be something like a model and and item number. If anyone knows for sure, please let me know.

I have seen suggestions that these were made for the cast & crew, but there seem to be too many for just that.

It appears that these items of costume jewelry were made by Rice-Weiner & co of New England under license to United Artists, the US distributors.

Some have the Sales blurb attached from when the item was sold on eBay. These are usually non-specialist sellers so any information they contain should be coinsidered unverified.

#1
ToB Jewel
Necklace
ToB Jewel
Necklace detail
#2
 
ToB Jewel #1 - necklace
Crescent brooch
#3
 
ToB Jewel
Dragon brooch
#4
 
ToB Jewel
Blue stone & faux pearl necklace
ToB Jewel
Necklace detail
#5
 
ToB Jewel
Brooch (Automaton) - fuzzy pic
ToB Jewel
Brooch detail
ToB Jewel
Brooch detail
#6
 
ToB Jewel
Crystal gazer
#7
 
ToB Jewel
Another crystal gazer
ToB Jewel
Crystal gazer (reverse)
#8
 
ToB Jewel
Ship pin
ToB Jewel
Ship pin (reverse)
#9
 
ToB Jewel
Brooch
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#10
 
ToB Jewel
Sultan
ToB Jewel
Sultan detail
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#11
 
ToB Jewel
Necklace
ToB Jewel
Necklace detail
ToB Jewel
Necklace reverse
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#12
 
ToB Jewel
Sword with head
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#13
 
ToB Jewel
Necklace
ToB Jewel
Necklace close-up
ToB Jewel
Necklace detail
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#14
 
ToB Jewel
Necklace & bracelet
ToB Jewel
Necklace detail
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
 
ToB Jewel
Bracelet detail
ToB Jewel
Necklace & bracelet reverse
#15
 
ToB Jewel
Scimitar
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#16
 
ToB Jewel
Ship
ToB Jewel
Ship, reverse
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#17
 
ToB Jewel
Flying horse
ToB Jewel
Horse reverse
#18
 
ToB Jewel
Automaton
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#19
 
ToB Jewel
Scimitar
#20
 
ToB Jewel
Flying horse
#21
 
ToB Jewel
Goddess
ToB Jewel
Detail
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#22
 
ToB Jewel
Scimitar
ToB Jewel
Detail
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#23
 
ToB Jewel
Old man
ToB Jewel
Reverse
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#24
 
ToB Jewel
Goddess
ToB Jewel
Reverse
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#25
 
ToB Jewel
Horn brooch
edit_btn.gif
Sales blurb
#26
 
ToB Jewel
Sword with head (& chain)
#27
 
ToB Jewel
Necklace (close up)
ToB Jewel
Necklace (reverse)
ToB Jewel
Necklace
edit_btn.gif
Description
#28
 
ToB Jewel
Flying Horse
ToB Jewel
Flying Horse (reverse)
edit_btn.gif
Description
#29
 
ToB Jewel
Sultan on Flying Carpet
ToB Jewel
Detail
#30
 
ToB Jewel
Mahoot and Howdah on an elephant
ToB Jewel
Reverse
Images kindly supplied by Mardi Noetling
A bit of an odd one as elephants don't feature much in the film.
The only ones I can think of are in the Princess's parade.
Could these have been made for Korda's Elephant Boy (1937)
which also starred Sabu?
 



And a special one to end with ...

Chris Monaco, Ph.D, contacted me to say that she had a very special Thief of Bagdad brooch given to her by her aunt. Chris kindly sent me some photos of it & I must agree, I've never seen any others like it.
Chris says it very definitely isn't for sale.
 
ToB Jewel ToB Jewel
Sultan Brooch
ToB Jewel
ToB Jewel ToB Jewel
Sultan Brooch (reverse)


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