Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Glasgow, Scotland. It is marked W.H.C and the hallmarks for 1929. The top is a figural teddy bear with arms akimbo.

This bookmark was made in England. It has the hallmarks for Birmingham and the date 1902. It is in the shape of a sword with an agate bead in the handle.

This bookmark is made in Denmark by Georg Jensen. It has the makers mark which was used after 1945. It is marked Sterling and is stamped with the number 52.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked with a hallmark and 830S. The top is a bust of of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a famous Norwegian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. The bookmark is from 1932 and was made in connection with celebration of Bjørnson`s 100 year anniversary of his birth. On the front is the first part of Norway`s national anthem; “JA VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET”

This bookmark was made in France between 1940 - 1960. It is silver plate and has a hallmark on the back which says Toujours Fidele and HQ in the middle. It has a womans head on the and flowers on the top blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is very small and has an art nouveau design as the top blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Company. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, sterling and 41, the number from the Autumn 1888 catalogue. It is in an Aztec like design.

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.