Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Guatemala. It is marked GUAT 900 on the back. I assume the 900 is the silver content (slightly less than 925 sterling). The top is a picture of a quetzal, the national bird of Guatemala.

This bookmark was made in Denmark. It is marked 830S N & A. The top is a scene of the Danish queen who turned her sons into bulls to plow out land from the Scandinavian peninsula to form Denmark. Underneath is the word Gerion, a city in Denmark. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top is an art nouveau woman's head with long flowing hair.

This bookmark is made in England in Birmingham. It has Birmingham hallmarks for 1908. It is a figural of Shakespeare with his signature inscribed on the middle blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is only marked Sterling and the top and is in the shape of something art nouveau. It was made in 1913 and was sold as a letter opener and as part of a novelty set.

This bookmark was made in the US by William B. Kerr & Co. It is marked sterling 8 on the back. The top is a figural cherub head. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Holland. It is marked 830S. It is a figural woman in a dress carrying some flowers. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Libby, McNeill & Libby and a souvenir of the Pan-American Expostion of 1901, in Buffalo, NY. The flower on top is a rose with its bottom petal cutout for the second blade. The back has a trade mark picture of a steer with eagles wings. It has a list of their food products.