Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the number 1864, the number 36, and Benedict. This is a figure of the Shakespeare character from the play Much Ado About Nothing. The date is 1870 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in El Salvador. It is marked 900 and El Salvador. It is in the shape of a coffee leaf with a coffee bean and another leaf on top.

This bookmark is American made by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of brass and silverplate. The bird on the top is finely detailed. The approximate date of manufacture is 1900-1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling. The top is an art nouveau lady head

This bookmark was made in Iceland. It is marked 925S GB. The top is a figural of a geyser erupting with the word Geysir underneath it. The date is 1950 - 1960.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.

This bookmark is American made by Webster Co. sometime between 1900 - 1920. It is an art nouveau piece marked only Sterling on the back. It has the same shape as other pieces sold as letter openers by Webster.

This bookmark was made in the US by Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It a celluloid advertising bookmark for the A.B. Chase Piano. It has a red carnation flower on top which is marked copyright 1902. The patent for this bookmark is dated 1905.