Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Birmingham, England. It is marked with the the date mark of 1959 and the hallmarks for Birmingham. It is silver and enamel and has a shield of a cross flanked by two griffins. A cream colored tassel is attached to the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by Bastian Bros. Co. of Rochester, NY. It is made of celluloid and is in the shape of a grandfather clock with the bottom half of the clock cut out to clip over the page. The back says, "Time is golden; waste not a single moment. Each clock tick brings thee to the threshold of some new opportunity." The date is 1900 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in the US by Whitehead & Hoag of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Jap-A-Lac varnish and stain. The top is an owl with reading glasses reading a book. 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 travel advertising bookmark for Portland, Oregon. The flower on top is a rose and it has a tiny hole where a tassel once was. The back has a photo of Mt. Hood and another of a car traveling on a highway. It says, "Portland Ad. Club. Meet me on the Columbia River Highway Portland 1918." The copyright is dated 1915.

This bookmark was made in the US by F. F. Pulver Co, of Rochester, NY in 1904. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Fairchild Bros. & Foster for their Digestive Ferments products. The top is a picture of a butterfly. The back says "Panopepton, Fairchild's essence of Pepsine, Peptonising Tubes, Peptogenic Milk Power, Enzymol, Lecithin."

This bookmark was made in France. The top has a medallion with the head of Joan D'Arc. It is held up by two fleur-de-lis'. The top blade also has a fleur-de-lis.

This bookmark was made in the US by Foster & Bailey. It is marked with the makers hallmark and sterling. The top is a purple garnet and the center blade is marked Port Arthur. The date is 1878 - 1898.

This bookmark was made in Sweden in 1952. It is marked NJ and B9 indicating 1952. It also has the Swedish import marks. The top is a figural flower of a rose.