Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is American made by The Gorham Corporation. It is marked Gorham Sterling . It is a corner bookmark made for a jewelry store probably in Texas. The top is a seal of Texas with a 5 pointed star surrounded by a wreath surrounded by the words "The State of Texas".

This bookmark is from Peru. It is marked RI 8314 925. The date is unknown. It looks like a two headed turtle with wings and a shield.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. made of copper and is unmarked. It is from the Army Air Corps and shows a propeller with wings and a shield with Washington DC on it. The date is 1940 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid travel advertising bookmark for Portland, Oregon. The flower on top is a rose and it has a tiny hole where a tassel once was. The back has a photo of Mt. Hood and another of a car traveling on a highway. It says, "Portland Ad. Club. Meet me on the Columbia River Highway Portland 1918." The copyright is dated 1915.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top has an art nouveau design. There is a small blade in back. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 38. It only has one blade with a flower at the top and is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It has an unknown hallmark on the back along with the word sterling. The top blade is a high relief cluster of leaves. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This is yet another Tiffany Bookmark. It is marked Tiffany & Co. Sterling and has a cutout of a bird (dove?). Date is probably 1980's. This is another example of a bookmark that is not easy to spot as a bookmark.