Silver Bookmarks

This is an American made bookmark. It is made of Sterling and Mother of Pearl. It has the picture (it looks like a photo) of Willian Bryant (1794-1878), the poet and journalist. It is marked Sterling.

This bookmark is made of two pieces of green celluloid clipped together with a silver plated mount in the shape of a scallop. It is marked EPNS (Electro Plated Nickel Silver) and has a Patent number 212101. It was patented on March 2, 1923 by A. J. Smith of Variety Works, Fredrick Street, Birmingham, England.

This bookmark was made in the US by La Pierre. It is marked with the makers hallmark and sterling on the back. The top is a figural art nouveau lady head. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 42 and a five pointed star as the date mark for 1888. The top blade consists of 7 pansy flowers. It is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark (actually it is a letter opener) is American made by Whiting Manufacturing Company and is marked with the makers hallmark. The top handle is finely detailed leaves and flowers.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1949. It is marked T&S and the marks for Birmingham and 1949. The top is a shield with two griffins on either end of an enamel shield with a red cross. Underneath is an enamel band with London and on top of that it says "Domine Dirige Nos."

This bookmark was made in the US by J. F. Fradley & Co., a small New York silver manufacturer in business from 1870 - 1936. It is in the shape of a man, Sam Weller, the servant of Samuel Pickwick from the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It is marked Sterling, and the cross hallmark. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in Denmark. It is marked 830S N & A. The top is a scene of the Danish queen who turned her sons into bulls to plow out land from the Scandinavian peninsula to form Denmark. Underneath is the word Gerion, a city in Denmark. The date is 1920 - 1930.