Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Sweden between 1910 - 1920. It is marked O.M.M. and 880S. The top is a figural of the face of an owl with glass eyes.

This bookmark was made in Spain and is marked Maside, which according to Wikipedia, is a municipality in Ourense (province) in the Galicia region of north-west Spain. The top is the head of a conquistador. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in France between 1900 - 1910. It is made of brass or bronze with a red tassel. The top is a figure of a strawberry with it's flower and leaves.

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 was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen. It is marked Georg Jensen, Inc. Sterling on the back. The top has an Art Deco flower. The date is 1940 - 1945.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling 1651 on the back. It is in the shape of a dagger with an art nouveau handle and top blade. The long blade is inscribed May ELB 29th. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably teak and made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see a photograph of Interlaken Austria."

This bookmark was made in England in 1936. It was made by Asprey of London for export to the US for Abercrombie and Fitch Co. It is a page holder type of bookmark where the base is cliped over the cover or back of the book and the arm holds the particular page open. The interesting thing to note about this bookmark is that even though the manufacturer is in London, it has a Birmingham city mark.