Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Guatemala. It is marked Guatemala 900 on the back. I assume the 900 is the silver content (slightly less than 925 sterling). The top of the bookmark is a picture of a quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala.

This bookmark is American made by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked Sterling and is finished in a gold wash. The top of the bookmark is a picture of a West Highland Terrier in enamel. Date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark is American made and is only marked Sterling. It has an enamel picture of a flower at the top. Date is probably early 1900's.

This bookmark was made in the Birmingham, England by J.C & S. In addition to the silver hallmarks, it has a patent number 15200 on the back. The top has three inlaid green agate stones in the shape of a clover. The date is 1906.

This bookmark was probably produced in France. It is made of mother-of-pearl and brass plate over pot metal. It has a very detailed anchor wrapped in a gold rope. The blades are light and dark MOP. The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in England by S. Mordan & Co. and is marked as such. It is a mult-ipurpose piece that can be used as a letter opener, bookmark and also has a pencil on top which can be pushed down and hidden.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Maltine. The back reads "Maltine plain, maltine with coca wine, maltine with cod liver oil, maltine with cascara sagrada, maltine with hypophosphites, maltine with wine of pepsin, maltine with creosote, malto-yerbine, maltine ferrated, maltine with peptones, maltine with phosphate iron, quinia and strychnia, maltine with pepsin and pancreatin." The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is possibly Shiebler. It is marked Sterling 1638 on the back. The top is the face of an angel with finely detailed expanded wings. The date is 1880 - 1900.