Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty mark and is stamped 1320. It is a high relief crab. It was made around 1900.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty mark and is stamped 1094. It was made around 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham Mfg. Company. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, sterling and 47, the number from the Autumn 1888 catalogue. The top blade is a highly detailed figural catfish.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling. It is a multi-page bookmark with three charms attached to ribbons. The charms are a cross, an anchor and a heart representing faith, hope and charity. The top is a piece of silver with the letters "i h s". This bookmark was sold in the 1901 Daniel Low & Co. Silver Catalog. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in Mexico. It has the makers mark and is marked HEC*OEN MEXICO ESTERLING 925HE. The makers hallmark is in the shape of a bell with 28 inside. The date of this bookmark is unknown.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr piece. It has the American Beauty hallmark and is stamped Sterling 10. The date is 1900 - 1910

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling 1653 on the back. The top has fleur-de-lis and a ring which probably had a tassel at one time. The date is 1900 - 1910.