Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a man holding a staff with a monkey on his back in relief on the smaller blade and an engraved flower on the larger blade. This is similar to number 164. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.

This bookmark is made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark on the back. The top is a flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Japan. It is made of copper and brass and has an octopus on top. Two of the optopus' tentacles are outstretched and have captured it's next meal which forms the top blade. Attached to the top by a chain is a flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in either Scotland or the US in the 1950's. It is made of chrome or silver plate in the shape of a trowel with a goldstone handle. Goldstone was very popular in the 1950's.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of mother-of-pearl and silver and had a red silk tassel on top. There is a photo of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. on the blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener as well.

This bookmark was made in the US as an advertisement for St. Raphael wine. It is painted tin and has a picture of a woman in the center.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is hallmarked sterling on the back. It has a very small top blade and a curvy larger one. The top has a cutout flower.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling on the back. The top has an enamel medalion with a scene of house on the edge of a body of water with mountains in the background. The date is 1900 - 1910.