Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US and is a celluloid advertisement for the Penna. State Convention. It is probably more of a hang tag than a bookmark. It has a picture of green leaves on the top and a faded gray rose as the background. The date is 1894.

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is marked Sterling and has the manufacturers hallmark. It is actually most likely not a bookmark but a small letter opener. It has an enamel shield on top and cutouts in the blade. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 is American made by A.F. Towle & Son Co. which later became Towle Silversmiths. It has the older mark on the back along with the word Sterling and the number 1. It has flowers and leaves on the top blade on the front. The date is around 1890.

This bookmark was made in a European country probably between 1900 and 1910. It is marked only 900, not quite sterling. It is a fairly large bookmark with an art nouveau design on the top.

This bookmark was made between 1940 - 1960. It is silver and has a hallmark on the back which says STC.SIL. It has the word Tasmania stamped on the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by J. F. Fradley & Co., a small New York silver manufacturer in business from 1870 - 1936. It is in the shape of a man, Sam Weller, the servant of Samuel Pickwick from the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It is marked Sterling, the cross hallmark, 1863 and 2. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was probably made in Norway. It is marked HJ 830S on the back. The top is a round medalion with the names of five continents? "America Europa Asia Oceania Africa" encircling some sort of open book. The date is 1920 - 1930.