Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in England in 1936. It was made by Asprey of London for export to the US for Abercrombie and Fitch Co. It is a page holder type of bookmark where the base is cliped over the cover or back of the book and the arm holds the particular page open. The interesting thing to note about this bookmark is that even though the manufacturer is in London, it has a Birmingham city mark.

This bookmark was made in the US by Potter Mellen. It is marked Potter Mellen and their hallmark and Sterling. It is a figural of a man on top of a ladder who is reading a book with one hand, is holding a book with his other hand and has a book between his legs and under one of his arms. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in France between 1940 - 1960. It is silver plate and has a hallmark on the back which says Toujours Fidele and HQ in the middle. It has a womans head on the and flowers on the top blade.

This bookmark is made in Europe of brass and gold painted metal. the top is a crown with 5 ruby colored glass stones. The date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by Leonore Doskow between 1934 and 1950. It has two pieces each marked Leonore Doskow handmade sterling. The two pieces are connected by a red ribbon.

This bookmark was made in France. It is unmarked gilded brass and has a cameo on top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1887. It is marked with the makers mark of JW (possibly Joseph Willmore), the standard marks for Birmingham and 1887 and also Rd No 84111. It is in the shape of an umbrella.

This bookmark was made in the US in 1912. It is a poem by Mary Frances Butts entitled "A Fence of Trust". The top is a picture of flowers. The back is marked Design copyrighted by Allan Sutherland 1912.