Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Scotland. It is unmarked and is silver plate over brass. The top is a grouse claw gripping a rose quartz marble. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is completely unmarked but is so similar to other pieces that I have, I know it to be sterling. The top in an enamel sail boat. The date is 1911 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the number 1864, the number 36, and Benedict. This is a figure of the Shakespeare character from the play Much Ado About Nothing. The date is 1870 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. in Newark, NJ. The patent on this is dated June 6, 1905. It is a view of the bottom of a pair of feet and is an advertisement for the Tappan Shoe Mfg. Co. of Coldwater Michigan. The back of the bookmark says "The Best is none too good for our customers. Shoddy Goods are dear at any price." "Do you wear TAPPAN Shoes? --- If not, why not?"

This bookmark was made in Mexico. It is marked with the mark of the Union Nacional de Industriales de la Plata. The number 23 inside it is the makers mark. The back is marked Mexico Sterling. The inside blade is a cross with a crown and and eight pointed star. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen. It is marked GI, 61, and Sterling Denmark. This is an old mark used before 1920. The bookmark is in the shape of a wreath with the center in the shape of a heart.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Meka. It is marked Meka Sterling Denmark on the back. The top is a rectangular medallion surrounded by flowery motif. The medallion is a picture of a mermaid sitting on a shell surrounded in a blue enamel. The date is 1930 - 1960.

This is an art nouveau bookmark made sometime between 1904 and 1914. The manufacturer is F.S. Gilbert, a small maker of silverware in North Attleboro, Massachusetts. The bookmark is marked Sterling G.