Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Australia. It it marked JC Taylor and Stg Sil. The top is an emu and it is inscribed E.L.W. from A & D Atkinson 1928

This bookmark was made in either Denmark or another Scandinavian country. It is marked 925 and the letter H within a circle. The top is a sword and a sledge hammer with red, white and blue enamel stripes representing the Norwegian flag. The edges of the larger blade have the following saying. "Jeg vil verge mitt land" and "Jeg vil bygge mit land". Date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by C. Klank and Sons. It is marked sterling with the manufacturers hallmark. It is a beautiful figural piece where the top blade is three strawberry leaves and the bottom is either a sickle or a flattened snake. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US between 1870 - 1900. It is a very large bookmark with a figural hand as the top blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener. It is made of brass with some remnants of silver plating.

This bookmark was made in the US in 1912. It is a poem by Mary Frances Butts entitled "A Fence of Trust". The top is a picture of flowers. The back is marked Design copyrighted by Allan Sutherland 1912.

This bookmark was made in France circa 1890 - 1900. It is made of silver with mother of pearl blades. The silver has an art nouveau design. The silver is unmarked.

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 is made in Holland. It is marked with some hallmarks which I cannot make out, 90 and Holland. It has a windmill on top that actually spins. Date is around 1920.