Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top has grasshopper in a different metal, possibly gold.

This bookmark has a grouse claw holding a banded agate marble and silver plate blades. It is in the shape of a sickle. It was probably made in a Scotland about 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in France. It has an art nouveau design at the top and is made of silver plated brass. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation Milk and a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco 1915. The top is a carnation flower and the bottom has a picture of cows and a can of Carnation Milk.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England by Addie and Lovekin. It is marked with the makers symbol and the marks for Birmingham and 1898. It is in the shape of a trowel with a turned ivory handle. The very tip of the trowel blade is also marked with a very small symbol, possibly masonic. The date is 1898.

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 France. The top is a high relief bust of Napoleon as designed by the famous French artist E. Seurre. The top blade has a 5 pointed star and next to it is inscribed Malmaison which is the house that Napoleon's wife, Josephine purchased in 1799 and where he governed the country. It is now a museum and this is possibly a souvenir from there.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 7. The bookmark is in the shape of a paddle with the top blade made of shells, a starfish and a crab. It is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.