Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whiting Manufacturing Company. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, the number 2491 and the word sterling and was sold from their 1896 catalog. The smaller blade has flowers and leaves.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling 5005 on the back. This is a two-toned silver bookmark where the top blade is a figural man in the moon in white silver and the bottom blade is finished in a gold wash in the shape of a spade. The top has a fleur-de-lis. The date is 1892.

This bookmark (actually it is a letter opener) is American made by Whiting Manufacturing Company and is marked with the makers hallmark. The top handle is finely detailed leaves and flowers.

This bookmark was made in the Birmingham, England by J.C & S. In addition to the silver hallmarks, it has a patent number 15200 on the back. The top has three inlaid green agate stones in the shape of a clover. The date is 1906.

This bookmark was made in the US by Shiebler. It is marked with the famous winged "S" and sterling and 8744. The top blade is a flower with a leaf, stems and buds. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was American made. It is made of copper and has an enamel painted Indian totem pole. It was probably a souvenir of the Pomona, California Fair sometime in the 1940's.

This bookmark has a blue tassel and a ship's wheel design at the top. It is marked Inman Sterling on the back. I don't know when it was manufactured.

This bookmark was made in the US by J. F. Fradley & Co., a small New York silver manufacturer in business from 1870 - 1936. It is in the shape of a man, Sam Weller, the servant of Samuel Pickwick from the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It is marked Sterling, the cross hallmark, 1863 and 2. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.