Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is American made by Codding Bros. & Heilborn. It is marked CB & H. Sterling. The date is 1897 - 1918.

This bookmark was made in France. The top is a high relief bust of Napoleon as designed by the famous French artist E. Seurre. The top blade has a 5 pointed star and next to it is inscribed Malmaison which is the house that Napoleon's wife, Josephine purchased in 1799 and where he governed the country. It is now a museum and this is possibly a souvenir from there.

This bookmark was made in Holland by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked with two Dutch hallmarks. The top of the bookmark is an enamel figural of a daisy flower. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark is American made by the Navaho tribe sometime in the 1970's. The top is in the shape of a Buffalo with a stamped sun and arrow. The back is marked sterling and a symbol that looks like a combined J and F.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. Marked only sterling on the back, it is in the shape of a knife with a rope and flower handle.

This bookmark was made in the US by William C. Finck Co. It is marked sterling and WC Finck. The top has a figural pine branch with a pine cone hanging down. The date is 1896 - 1904.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Robbins Co. for the Boy Scouts of America. The top has the fleur de lis Boy Scouts symbol surrounded by the words "Boy Scouts of America National Council New York City". The card that it came with says "Tis but a simple marker, Yet your place t'will always keep, And show the place where you left off When you .......... dozed .... off ....... to ...... sleep." The date is 1950 - 1960.

This bookmark was made in Europe by an unknown manufacturer. It is a gilt bookmark produced to commemorative the coronation of Edward VII and Queen Alexandra in 1902. It has gold over brass blades, with engravings of the heads of the king and queen in silver, and topped with crown and center red marble. The date is 1902 - 1910.