Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling front indicating that only the top front part is silver. It is an art nouveau piece made circa 1900.

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 the US by an unknown manufacturer. The top is a is a holly plant and says Merry Christmas. The blade says Bickelmann Schenectady.

This bookmark was made in the US by David C. Cook Publishing of Elgin, Ill. It is a plastic or celluloid bookmark with a poem about motherhood by G. Newell Lovejoy. The date is 1940 - 1950.

This bookmark is American made by The Napier Company. It is marked Napier Sterling. The top of the bookmark is in the shape of heart. The date is sometime after 1922.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a quote from the Bible, Isaiah 35:1 "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the Rose." It has a picture of a flower on top. The date is 1905 - 1915.

his bookmark was made in France. It is made of mother-of-pearl and has a hand carved figural fish at the top. The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Jayo. It is marked with the makers hallmark, and Patent No. 163572. The patent is a design patent dated June 12, 1951 by Wesley M. Cowen and is titled Book Page Marker. An identical regular patent, No. 2,610,074 is dated Sept. 9, 1952 by Louis G. Meyers. The bookmark is a spring arm action where the clip part is attached to the cover or back binding and the arm holds the page.