Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only Sterling and is identical to bookmarks 133, 241 and 290 except for the design on the top blade. In this case, the design is of a bird. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England by Addie and Lovekind in 1902. It is marked with the hallmarks for that date and place. It is in the shape of a trowel with a mother of pearl handle.

This bookmark was made in Holland. It depicts a Dutch woman carrying two buckets of water. The mark on it is a sword tilted slightly to the left. This indicates the fineness of the silver to be between .934 and .833. The mark was used until 1953.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US. It is marked Sterling 925/1000. The manufacturer is unknown. The top has a relief flower in the victorian style which dates it between 1900 and 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation from Providence, Rhode Island. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark and 48. It is one of 33 bookmarks from the Autumn 1888 silver catalog. The top depicts the head of a Roman citizen. The date is 1888.

This bookmark was made in the US by F. F. Pulver Co. of Rochester, NY. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for pens from the C. Howard Hunt Pen Co. of Camden, NJ. The back reads "These pens will neither scratch nor spurt the ink, the points being rounded by a secret process."

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is hallmarked with the manufacturers mark of an intertwined U and B. The top is a rose flower just starting to bloom. To see the catalog page select "Catalog Unger Bros 1904" from the Books, Catalogs and Patents dropdown menu.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid bookmark with a quote by Chas. Kingsley which reads "Be good sweet child and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long, And so make life, death and the vast forever, One grand sweet song." The top is a picture of a 4 leaf clover and it's flower. The date is 1905 - 1915.