Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by the Heintz Art Metal Shop. It is unmarked. The top is enamel paint over sterling. The bookmark is bronze with a florentine brown finish. The date is 1910 - 1920.

This bookmark is made of wood in Scotland anywhere from 1880 - 1920. It is Tartanware with the Prince Charlie label. It is in the shape of a men's tie.

This bookmark was made in the US by Kohn. It is marked KOHN Sterling 1636. The top is a figural flower with a bud which makes the top blade of the clip.

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 is made in the US. It is only marked Sterling. The top has a fleur-de-lis with a ring on top for a tassel. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Norway. It is marked 830S with an H hallmark. The top is a figural flower with white enamel petals and a red enamel center. The front is inscribed "Tine". The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark is made of two pieces of green celluloid clipped together with a silver plated mount in the shape of a scallop. It is marked EPNS (Electro Plated Nickel 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.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Corporation from Providence, Rhode Island. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark and 48. It is one of 33 bookmarks from the Autumn 1888 silver catalog. The top depicts the head of a Roman citizen. The date is 1888.