Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Warranted Sterling Silver and Compliments of Eugene Tompkins. The top is a picture of a man riding a horse. The top blade says "Souvenir of the 100th Performance of Burmah at the Boston Theater". The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the a European country. It has two hallmarks on the back, one with LB or L8 and the other 875. The top has a figural owl. The date is 1936.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer for Georg Jensen. It is marked Georg Jensen Sterling on the back and has the acorn pattern on top. This was made between 1940 - 1945 when Georg Jensen did not make any silver because of WWII.

This bookmark was made in Europe. It is marked 935 and has an unidentified hallmark. It is has celluloid (french ivory) blades and a silver and enamel shield on top. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was made in London, England. It is hallmarked for 1913 London by C. Bros. The top is tortoise shell inlaid with a silver flower design.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling 925/1000 on the back. The top part of the bookmark is the face of a lion with a goose head protruding from each side of the face. the blades have some etched flowers. Date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is more of a paper knife than a bookmark but was probably used for both. It is made of brass and has the head of a Greek or Roman man on top. This piece dates from around 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Jayo. It is marked with the makers hallmark, and Patent No. 163572. The patent is a design patent dated June 12, 1951 by Wesley M. Cowen and is titled Book Page Marker. An identical regular patent, No. 2,610,074 is dated Sept. 9, 1952 by Louis G. Meyers. The bookmark is a spring arm action where the clip part is attached to the cover or back binding and the arm holds the page.