Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is Scandinavian marked with the Swedish import marks. It is marked 830 S on the back. It has a Norse ship on the top and the blade is hand hammered. Date is probably 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark is made in Europe (possibly Germany) by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked 935S on the back and is therefore slightly better than silver. The top is a black enamel sillouette of a man named Shiller. The date is 1920 - 1940.

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 Sapphire. It is marked Sapphire and PATENTED 2387607. It is a gold plated bookmark that clips onto the book cover and then extends over the page with the flap. It can extend to 2 inches. The date of the patent is Oct. 23, 1945 by Alex Pascoo.

This bookmark was made in China. It is made of tin and enamel paint and is yellow with a Chinese symbol on the top. Written underneath the symbol is "Longevity". The date is 1970 - 1980.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish hallmarks and X8, the date mark, GVH the manufacturers mark and a tulip which is probably a city mark. The top has a picture of a sailing ship. The date is 1948.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling 1653 on the back. The top has fleur-de-lis and a ring which probably had a tassel at one time. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England by Crisford and Norris. It is in the shape of a hand with the pointer finger pointing down. This is the smallest bookmark in the collection.