Silver Bookmarks

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 David C. Cook Publishing. It is a celluloid religious bookmark with two Roses, one yellow and one red on the top and a quote from the Bible of Exodus XX 2-17 the ten commandments. The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It is has four marks, only two of which can be made out. The state mark of Sweden and a date mark L5, indicating that this was made in 1865. The silver content is .830. It has the symbols for Faith, Hope and Charity and is very similar to bookmark 83 in group 5.

This bookmark is American made by A.F. Towle & Son Co. which later became Towle Silversmiths. It has the older mark on the back along with the word Sterling and the number 1. It has flowers and leaves on the top blade on the front. The date is around 1890.

This bookmark was made in the US by Meek Company of Coshocton, D. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Cunningham pianos. It is in the shape of a heart with blue flowers along the outside edge. On the back is a picture of an upright piano with the words, 'Buy the Matchless Cunningham Piano. We offer $10,000 for a better piano.'" The date is 1900 - 1915."

This bookmark was made in Japan. It is brass and has a detailed relief of flowers on the top as well as a silk tassel. There is only one blade so it was probably used as a paper knife as well. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Japan by an unknown manufacturer at the turn of the 20th century. It is silver plate over brass and has a high relief picture of birds.

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