Silver Bookmarks

his bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the numbers 1864 and 21, and Petrucchio. This is a figure of the Shakespeare character Petrucchio from the play "Taming of the Shrew." The date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty hallmark, sterling and is stamped 1988. It is a high relief flower and was made around 1900.

This bookmark was probably made in Denmark. It is marked 830S and has Swedish import marks. The top has a green agate stone. The date is 1930 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in a European country. It is marked with hallmarks and N.M. 830S. The top is a woman sitting on a mound holding a stick. This scene is surrounded by a the words "Pillar Curi". The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked with patent numbers 975,788 and 98,476. It is a bookmark/mechanical pencil that is flat so it can be clipped to a page in a book. Turning the wheel in the center raises or lowers the led.

This bookmark was made in the Germany by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of wood with a hand carved dog on the top. It is unmarked and is probably dated from 1910 - 1930.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a man holding a staff with a monkey on his back in relief on the smaller blade and an engraved flower on the larger blade. This is similar to number 164. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.

This bookmark is Scandinavian with Swedish import marks. It is marked 830S, CMC and the three crowns import mark and the S import mark. The top of the mark is in the shape of a girl carrying a book. The date is probably 1900 - 1910.