Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Chile and is marked Chile on the back. It is not silver. It has two stones, one turquoise and the other a red stone. The date is unknown.

This bookmark is made in Chester England by Sampson Mordan & Co. It is marked 11 SM & Co. and the date letter C indicating 1903. It has a pig on the top.

This bookmark is Swedish from the turn of the 20th century. It has two hallmarks; one is the Swedish inport mark and the other is the letter S. The top is an owl with two green glass eyes.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Meka. It is marked Meka Sterling Denmark on the back. The top is a rectangular medallion surrounded by flowery motif. The medallion is a picture of the island of St. Thomas in the Virgin Islands in a blue enamel. The date is 1930 - 1960.

This bookmark was made in the US by The American Art Works, of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Brantley-Draughon Business College and is a six year calendar for the years 1913 - 1918 with a rotaing dial in the back. The instructions read "Turn wheel until month appears in column with present year. Top will show days of the week. Use 1916 printed in red for JAN. and FEB (Leap Year)." The front blade has the birth stones for each month. The back reads, "Every national bank in Fort Worth Represented on our directory board. Brantley-Draughon Business College, 6th and Main Sts., Fort Worth, Texas. Phone Lamar 1307. Bookkeeping - Shorthand - Telegraphy."

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England by Adie and Lovekin. It has the date mark of g for 1906. The top is a beautiful enamel butterfly.

This bookmark has an amber handle and silver plate blades. It is in the shape of a sickle. It was probably made in a European country about 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark is made in Austrailia. It marked Stg Silver with a horse head hallmark. The top is an enamel bunch of grapes and leaves marked Mildura. The date is 1920 - 1930.