Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Austrailia. It marked Stg Silver with a horse head hallmark. The top is an enamel bunch of grapes and leaves marked Mildura. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation. It is a bookmark from the August 1888 Gorham catalog, item number 40. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark, sterling, 40 and the date symbol for 1888. The top blade is a leaf.

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 is made of brass and has some enamel left on the top part. Date is unknown. It's probably French made.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only sterling on the back. The top is a floral sheath inscribed with the inital R. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 is made in the US by James Avery, Craftsman, Inc. It was probably made between 1954 and 1970. The top is a cutout of a butterfly. It is marked with the manufacturers mark and Ster.

This bookmark was made in London, England in 1890. It is marked with the hallmarks and date letter for this place and date. This is a very large and heavy bookmark that was also used as a letter opener or page cutter. The top is a crest or sheild inscribed with some initials and 18 April 90.