Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark and Sterling and 53. The top is a blooming flower in a container. The very top has a shell motif. This is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham catalog where they sold 33 different bookmarks. The year mark on this particular piece is a rooster indicating 1890.

This bookmark was made in Coventry, England by Thomas Stevens. It is known as a Stevengraph and is made of woven silk on a Jacquard loom. This one is "A Happy Christmas" and has a poem and a winter scene.

This bookmark was made in the US for the Brooklyn, NY Tabernacle. This is a very RARE bookmark that was handed out by C. T. Russell at the 1913 Conventions of the International Bible Students. It is a religious celluloid bookmark with a picture of a man's head in an oval frame hanging from a grape vine. Underneath it says "Keep thy HEART with all dilligence for out of it are the issues of LIFE." This quote is from Proverbs 4:23. The back is a quote from I JNO 3:1 which says "Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed on us that we should be called Sons of God." Also is says "When He shall appear we shall be like Him."

This bookmark was manufactured in Italy for Gucci. It is marked Sterling 925 and has a star symbol, number 525 and the letters FI. These are probably the manufacturers marks. The date is somewhere between 1970 and 1990.

This bookmark was made in Europe and was imported to London in 1979. The hallmarks are AB, the 1975 and greater London import mark and the date letter E for 1979. It is a long and thin piece with a fancy motif on the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by Whiting Manufacturing Co. It is marked with the the makers hallmark, sterling and 4672. It is an art nouveau design, folded over to make the top blade.

This bookmark was made in the US by Wallace Silversmiths. It is a new bookmark, made in 1998 and is marked Wallace Sterling 925. The top is a cross with scroll work around the edges.

This bookmark was made in Japan, is unmarked and made of copper and brass. The top blade is copper and depicts a fish with rats running on and around it. The bottom blade is brass. The top has it's original tassel with a small blue bead. The date is 1900 - 1910.