Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a souvenir bookmark for Reno, Nevada and is made of silver plate over brass. The top has a medalion of Reno, Nevada. The date is 1940 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in a European country. It has two hallmarks but one is indecipherable. The other, 84 is possibly Russian but the inscription, 21s Mai, 1866 is French. The bookmark is in the shape of an anchor.

his bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with Gorham, the makers hallmark, and Sterling. It is a figural of a Highwayman with a mask and a gun. The front says, "He robs us of nothing but care.". The back says, "Souvenir of the 150th Performance. The Highwayman. March 21st, 1898. Broadway Theatre Opera Company. Andrew McCormick, Manager."

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 bookmark was made in England. It is a piece of Tunbridge Ware. "Tunbridge ware is a form of decoratively inlaid woodwork characteristic of the spa town of Tunbridge Wells in Kent in the 18th and 19th centuries. The decoration typically comprises a mosaic of many very small pieces of different coloured woods that form a pictorial vignette. Shaped rods and slivers of wood were first carefully glued together, then cut into many thin slices of identical pictorial veneer with a fine saw. Elaborately striped and feathered bandings for framing were pre-formed in a similar fashion." The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is only marked Sterling on the back. The top is an art nouveau lady head with long wavy hair smelling a large flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is completely unmarked but is believed to be silver. It has a figural of a long horn goat at the top. The center blade is inscribed MMB. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in Canada or France. It is inscribed Ste Anne de Beaupré commemorating the famous Saint from Canada. The top has a leaf design.