Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in France as a souvenir for Our Lady of Lourdes, depicted as the finial on the top. It is brass with warn silver plating. The Lourdes shield is highlighted above.

This bookmark was made in the US by Potter Mellen. It is marked Potter Mellen and their hallmark and Sterling. It is a figural of a man on top of a ladder who is reading a book with one hand, is holding a book with his other hand and has a book between his legs and under one of his arms. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is American made by the Inman Company. It is marked Inman Sterling. The date of manufacture is unknown.

This bookmark was made in Denmark and imported into Sweden. It is marked H.J. 830s and has the Swedish import marks. The top is the face of an owl. The top blade is inscribed 26.I.1921.

This bookmark is from Norway. It is marked N.M. BESKYTTET 830S A N A (two horizontal A's) NORDLIE, ARNE EMANUEL 1908 - 1995 OSLO.NM stands for Norsk Mønster (Norwegian pattern) Beskyttet (protected) started using after 1929. It is a very unusual piece. The smaller part clips onto a page where the connecting bar swings to let the longer part hang over the front or back cover of the book.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England. It has the hallmarks for sterling and the year 1896. It is in the shape of a knife with a handle that looks like a flower.

This bookmark was made in Portugal by David Ferreira. It is marked with the makers name and two touch marks for Portugal. The top is a cast armorial of intricate detail with a crown on top.

This bookmark was made in the US by Meek Company of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation cream and a souvenir of the Lewis and Clark exposition from 1905. It has a picture of a carnation flower on top with the bottom most petal as the blade which clips over a page. The bottom of the bookmark depicts a 'full pint can'" of Carnation Cream. "