Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in China by an unknown manufacturer. It is completely unmarked but has been tested to be sterling. The top blade is a beautiful enamel flower and leaves and the large blade has a small enamel butterfly at the bottom. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation Milk and a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco 1915. The top is a carnation flower and the bottom has a picture of cows and a can of Carnation Milk.

This bookmark was made in England in 1936. It was made by Asprey of London for export to the US for Abercrombie and Fitch Co. It is a page holder type of bookmark where the base is cliped over the cover or back of the book and the arm holds the particular page open. The interesting thing to note about this bookmark is that even though the manufacturer is in London, it has a Birmingham city mark.

This bookmark was made in Canada by Breadner Co. Ltd. It is marked Sterling B.M. Co. on the back. The top is a round white enamel piece with that says Royal Visit To Canada 1951 with a picture of the king and queen. The top blade is inscribed Vancouver.

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.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1887. It is marked with the makers mark of JW (possibly Joseph Willmore), the standard marks for Birmingham and 1887 and also Rd No 84111. It is in the shape of an umbrella.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Westminster Press of Philadelphia, PA. It is a celluloid bookmark with the star spangled banner printed on the front. The top is in the shape of a shield with a US flag and a ribbon on top with "E. Pluribus Unum." The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was manufactured in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only Sterling. It is a depiction of a woman's head with a "Roaring Twenties" like motif. Date is probably from the 1920's.