Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation. It is a bookmark from the August 1888 Gorham catalog, item number 40. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark, sterling, 40 and the date symbol for 1888. The top blade is a leaf.

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is only marked sterling on the top of the mark. The bottom blades are silver plate. This was originally sold as a letter opener. The date is 1910 - 1920.

his bookmark was made in the US by the Towle Silversmiths company between 1900 and 1910. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark the word sterling and the number 15. The top blade is the head of a greek warior with a picture of a lion on his helmet. The bottom blade has the initials "CHH".

This bookmark was made in Europe, possibly France. The top is a hand painted porcelain medallion with a couple in 18th century garb. It is a brass bookmark with a dore finish. The date is 1870 - 1900.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. The top has a basket with a crab climbing up and a red silk string.

This bookmark was made in Europe. The top looks like two loops of silver filigree crossed and flattened. The same band can be seen at the top of the two blades underneath the loops. It is marked HB 800.

This bookmark is probably made in Japan. It is made of brass and enamel and is unmarked. It is a picture of a bird with enamel wings resting on a branch. The date is probably very recent.

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.