Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked Marshall Field's and Gorham on the back. It is a corner bookmark, with a picture of the top of a grandfather clock showing a time of five minutes to three. This was made for the Marshall Field's department store in the late 60's early 70's.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1887. It is marked with the makers mark of JW (possibly Joseph Willmore), the standard marks for Birmingham and 1887 and also Rd No 84111. It is in the shape of an umbrella.

This bookmark was made in either Scotland or the US in the 1950's. It is made of chrome or silver plate in the shape of a trowel with a goldstone handle. Goldstone was very popular in the 1950's.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whitehead and Hoag Company. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for the Scruggs, Vandervoort & Barney Dry Foods Co. at the St. Louis Worlds Fair of 1904. The top is a light blue iris flower.

This bookmark is made in Birmingham, England in 1927 as specified in the hallmarks on the blade. The top is a figural of "Punch" the clown. The date is 1927.

This bookmark was made in Austrailia. It is marked STG 925 indicating sterling silver. The top has an enamel picture/map of the continent of Austrailia. The date is 1950 - 1960.

This bookmark was made in Europe by an unknown manufacturer. It is a gilt bookmark produced to commemorative the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902. It has gold over brass blades, with engravings of the heads of the king and queen in silver, and topped with crown and center red marble. The date is 1902 - 1910.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.