Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Holland. It depicts a Dutch woman carrying two buckets of water. The mark on it is a sword tilted slightly to the left. This indicates the fineness of the silver to be between .934 and .833. The mark was used until 1953.

This bookmark is made in Japan between 1890 - 1910. It is made of brass with a picture of a small bird on a branch of a tree in relief on the smaller blade and a bird in flight near a plant engraved on the longer blade. This one also has the original bead and tassel at the top. The dealer said she found this with a collection of Japanese page turners that she purchased. This looks like smaller versions of them.

This bookmark was made in England by Mordan & Co, a famous maker of fine silver products. It is not marked with the typical hallmarks of England probably to save taxes. It is a bookmark with a mechanical lead pencil at the top. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked Sterling. The top blade has the initials E.O.J. The date is probably 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Bay State Silver Co from North Attelboro, Mass. It is marked with the makers hallmark of an arrow through a box with the initals BS and the word sterling. It is an art nouveau shield design. The date is 1890 - 1893.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked with a hallmark and 830S. The top is a bust of of Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson. Bjørnson (1832-1910) was a famous Norwegian writer who won the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1903. The bookmark is from 1932 and was made in connection with celebration of Bjørnson`s 100 year anniversary of his birth. On the front is the first part of Norway`s national anthem; “JA VI ELSKER DETTE LANDET”

This bookmark was made in Sweden between 1910 - 1920. It is marked O.M.M. and 880S. The top is a figural of the face of an owl with glass eyes.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty hallmark, sterling and is stamped 1988. It is a high relief flower and was made around 1900.