Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US as an advertisement for St. Raphael wine. It is painted tin and has a picture of a woman in the center.

This is yet another Tiffany Bookmark. It is marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling and has a cutout of a bird (dove?). Date is probably 1980's. This is another example of a bookmark that is not easy to spot as a bookmark.

This bookmark was made in France between 1890 and 1900. It is a very decorative brass and Champleve enamel piece.

This bookmark was made in the US between 1870 - 1900. It is a very large bookmark with a figural hand as the top blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener. It is made of brass with some remnants of silver plating.

his bookmark was made in the US by the Towle Silversmiths company between 1900 and 1910. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark the word sterling and the number 15. The top blade is the head of a greek warior with a picture of a lion on his helmet. The bottom blade has the initials "CHH".

This bookmark was made in the US by Meek Company of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation cream and a souvenir of the Lewis and Clark exposition from 1905. It has a picture of a carnation flower on top with the bottom most petal as the blade which clips over a page. The bottom of the bookmark depicts a 'full pint can'" of Carnation Cream. "

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 33. The top blade is in the shape of a leaf. It is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark was made in France by Jules Herice. It is marked on the top blade and on the back of the top blade with the initials JH. The top blade looks to be either gold or brass. The bottom blade is mother of pearl. The very top has a clover.