Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Scotland. It is made of brass with a moss agate on the top.

This bookmark was made in Mexico by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked 925, Mexico and T4-102 on the back. It is a simple piece with the design of a Native American with a feather headdress. The date is 1970 - 1990.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish import mark and the letter S. The top is an art nouveau design and the bottom blades are hand hammered. The date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by Shiebler. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark. The top, and top blade is a figural flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark and B126. The top blade is an art nouveau design with green enamel that almost looks like a fish. The entire bookmark is finished in a gold wash. The date is 1869.

This bookmark was made in the US by The American Art Works, of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Brantley-Draughon Business College and is a six year calendar for the years 1913 - 1918 with a rotaing dial in the back. The instructions read "Turn wheel until month appears in column with present year. Top will show days of the week. Use 1916 printed in red for JAN. and FEB (Leap Year)." The front blade has the birth stones for each month. The back reads, "Every national bank in Fort Worth Represented on our directory board. Brantley-Draughon Business College, 6th and Main Sts., Fort Worth, Texas. Phone Lamar 1307. Bookkeeping - Shorthand - Telegraphy."

This bookmark was made in France as a souvenir of the Musee de L'Armee. It is brass, abalone and mother-of-pearl. The top has a bust of Napoleon and a wreath surrounding a building labeled Paris. The building is the Musee de L'Armee, located at the Invalides in Paris, France. Originally built as a hotel for disabled soldiers (Invalides) by Louis XIV, it now houses the Tomb of Napoleon 1st and the museum of the Army of France.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark and Sterling and 49. The top is a figural snake and the bottom blade is a leaf. This is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham catalog where they sold 33 different bookmarks.