Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Holland. It is marked with a tiny windmill, N10 and 90. It is probably 900 fine silver. The top has a scene from Aruba, an island in the Netherlands Antilles, in the West Indies. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Europe, possibly France. The top is a medallion made of saphiret glass in the shape of a moon face caricature. It is a brass bookmark with a dorè finish. The date is 1870 - 1900.

This bookmark is made in Hong Kong sometime in the 1930's or 1940's. It is in the shape of a woman on the top with two carved beads and a carved elephant at the end of the cord. It is made of either bone or ivory.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass and made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 6 photographs of different buildings. The center says '"In Memory of Grange'". The six photos are: '"The Station'", '"Cartmel Church'", '"Grange from the Station'", '"Grange from YEWBARROWCRAG'", '"St. Paul''s Church'" and '"Grange Hotel'". It also says Made in France. There is some lettering in the center that is too small to read but I think is says Dublin. The handle of the bookmark pulls apart and a mechanical pencil is inside."

This bookmark was made in the US by Dominick and Haff, Inc. between 1889 and 1910. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, sterling and the number 18. The smaller top blade has an art nouveau design .

This bookmark was made in England by Mordan & Co, a famous maker of fine silver products. It is not marked with the typical hallmarks of England probably to save taxes. It is a bookmark with a mechanical lead pencil at the top. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark is made in the US by Woodside Sterling Co. sometime between 1896 and 1920. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, Sterling and the number 361, probably a catalog number. It is very thin.

This bookmark is American made by Codding Bros. & Heilborn. It is marked CB & H. Sterling. The date is 1897 - 1918.