Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Company. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, sterling and 30, the number from the Autumn 1888 catalogue. The top blade is a figural basket of flowers.

This bookmark is made in the US by F.A. Hermann Co. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark and is also marked Sterling. The front is enamel with a picture of fruit and flowers.

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster sometime between 1910 - 1930. It is marked Webster Sterling with the manufacturers hallmark. The shape of this bookmark has been used on a number of bookmarks with different tops. This one has an enamel picture of a rose. The other ones in this collection with this shape are #74 and #134.

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 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 is made in London, England. The manufacturer's mark is S.M. & Co. for Sampson Mordan & Co. The top is a magnifying glass and has a place for a tiny book (which unfortunately is missing). The date is 1894.

This bookmark was made in the US and is marked Stieff Sterling. It has a similar shape with the S Kirk bookmarks. The date is probably in the 1980's.

This bookmarks was made in England by William J. Holmes in 1903. The top is a three leaf clover in connemara marble.