Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It has the Swedish hallmarks on the back and the date mark Z8 for 1950. The top is a cutout picture of Stadhuset, the famous building of the City Hall on the island of Kungsholmen. It also has a gold and blue silk tassel, the colors of the Swedish flag.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is silver plated over brass and was made sometime in the 1890's - 1910. It is a hand with a fancy cuff. It is unmarked.

This bookmark is from Norway. It is marked N.M. BESKYTTET 830S A N A (two horizontal A's) NORDLIE, ARNE EMANUEL 1908 - 1995 OSLO.NM stands for Norsk Mønster (Norwegian pattern) Beskyttet (protected) started using after 1929. It is a very unusual piece. The smaller part clips onto a page where the connecting bar swings to let the longer part hang over the front or back cover of the book.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is probably not a bookmark at all but most likely a tie clip. It is marked sterling Victory Optical. It is in the shape of eye glasses. The date is 1960 - 1970.

This bookmark was made in France circa 1890 - 1900. It is made of silver with mother of pearl blades. The silver has an art nouveau design. The silver is unmarked.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling on the back blade. It is in the shape of a knife or sword with a twisted wire top. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 Gorham. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark and Sterling and 17. The top is a figural stork and the top blade is a feather. This is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham catalog where they sold 33 different bookmarks.