Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Israel in the 1950's. It is made of brass and leather and is marked "Made in Israel". It depicts two women carrying a bunch of grapes? suspended from a pole between the women. It is marked Israel in English and Hebrew.

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 J. F. Fradley & Co. It is marked "Nancy Sikes", the manufacturers hallmark, Sterling, number 1863 and number 11. It is in the shape of a woman with the smaller blade as the sleeve of the woman's dress. This is part of a series of bookmarks from Dickens novels. The date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in the US by Codding Bros & Heilborn between 1880 and 1890. It is marked C B & H Sterling on the back. The top is in the shape of a feather. This was probably used as a paper cutter as well as a bookmark.

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 the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the makers hallmark on the back. The is a high relief picture of two cherub faces. This bookmark can be found in the 1904 Unger Bros. catalog on page 155 number 8657.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a Masonic piece in the shape of a trowel with a jade handle. It is marked JS&S Sterling Silver. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US probably in the 1930's. It is made of celluloid and has a sailing ship on the top.