Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Reed and Barton. It is marked Reed and Barton Sterling. It is in the shape of a scallop shell. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark depicts the busts of King Edward VII and his wife in 1901 for his coronation. It is hallmarked for Birmingham England, 1901.

This bookmark was made in England. It is a piece of Tunbridge Ware. "Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork characteristic of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically comprises a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion." The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Company. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, sterling and 41, the number from the Autumn 1888 catalogue. It is in an Aztec like design.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whitehead and Hoag . It is made of celluloid and is an advertisement for "Molassine" Meal The popular horse and cattle food. It is a figural hand. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Parks Bros. & Rogers. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark surrounded by the word sterling. The top is the head of a bearded man, possibly a Roman philosopher. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in the US by the Housatonic Valley Workshop. It is made of brass and is one in a series of Weathervane Bookmarks made in the 1990's.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Brothers. It is marked with the makers hallmark surrounded by Sterling 925 Fine. The top of the bookmark is an opossum. The date is 1900 - 1910.