Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by W.C. Finck. It is marked sterling and a rubbed out manufacturers mark. The letter E surrounded by a wreath of very detailed flowers is the symbol of the United Society of Christian Endeavor. It is finished in a gold wash.

This bookmark was made in the US by Leonore Doskow between 1934 and 1950. It has two pieces each marked Leonore Doskow handmade sterling. The two pieces are connected by a red ribbon.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the number 7, and Oliver Twist. This is a figure of the Dickens character from the book with the same name. The date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in an unknown country by an unknown manufacturer. It is large and heavy and made of solid brass. It is more of a letter opener then a bookmark but it does have two blades. The top is a curled brass cord with an intricate design. Date is unknown.

This bookmark is made in the US by H.H. Curtis & Co. between 1891 and 1915. It is marked with the makers mark, Sterling and 704. The top is an art nouveau design.

This bookmark is made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling. It is in the form of a a stalk of bamboo with two leaves as the blades of the bookmark. 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 is a Fred Harvey era Navajo sterling silver and turquoise bookmark circa late 1920's - early 1930's. The top is a thunderbird with a turquoise cabochon stone and the blade has been stamped with an arrow design.