Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made of green celluloid and sterling silver. It is marked sterling silver and has a Patent number 212101. It was patented on March 2, 1923 by A. J. Smith of Variety Works, Fredrick Street, Birmingham, England. The top is a silver and enamel lion with the words Wembley - 1925.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back and has an art nouveau design on the top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Scotland. It is unmarked and is silver plate over brass. The top is a grouse claw gripping a rose quartz marble. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 The Napier Company. It is marked Napier Sterling. The top of the bookmark is in the shape of a book (possibly a bible) and a torch. The date is somewhere after 1922.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked TB on the back. It is made of bronze d'ore and enamel in two pieces separated by a red, white and blue silk ribbon. One part of the bookmark is an enameled eagle and the other side is a blade with a figural eagle on top. The date is 1920 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked on the back with the makers hallmark of the intertwined U and B. The top has a pair of wings with a red stone in the center. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England by J.C. and S. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, and the hallmarks for Birmingham and the date of 1895. It is in the shape of a sword with three different colored stones on the top.