Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Australia. The top part of the bookmark is an enamel on brass picture of the Town Hall Melbourne. The blades are not silver. It is marked Pitcher Melb. on the back. The date is unknown.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass on the fleur de lis on top and brass blades. It was made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 4 photographs of different scenes with '"A Memory of Peterborough'" in the center. The scenes are: (counter clockwise from the top) '"West Front Peterborough Cathedral'", '"Nave West'", Nave East'", and The Cathedral form the North East'". It also says Made in France."

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked with the makers mark and sterling. The top is an enamel picture of pink flowers The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in England. It is a piece of Tunbridge Ware. "Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork characteristic of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically comprises a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion." The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. This was a Christmas giveaway souvenir. The blade is embossed with "Merry Christmas 1901 * Hotel St. George * Brooklyn Heights, N.Y." The top depicts St. George slaying the dragon. The date is 1901.

This bookmark was made possibly in Italy or France. It is silver-plated brass and has an art nouveau flower design on the top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Alvin Corp. It is marked with the makers mark on the back. The top is an anchor, heart and cross symbolizing faith, hope and charity.

This bookmark is from Norway. It is marked HF 830S. The date is probably 1950 - 1960. the top of the bookmark is a fat man, probably a cartoon character or character from a childrens book.