Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in England between 1900 - 1910. It is made of silver plate over brass. The top is the Canterbury Cross and is marked as such on the back.

This bookmark was made in Finland. It has a squirel holding an acorn on the top. It is marked HW 813H F6 U where 813H means .830 silver, F6 is the date for 1935 and U is the city Uusikirkko.

This bookmark is American made by S Kirk & Sons. It has S Kirk & Sons Sterling marked on the back with the number 9. I have 4 of these bookmarks. They all look exactly the same except one is solid and the others are indented on the back where the flowers are at the top.

This bookmark is made in Norway. It is marked 830S and Norge. The top is a picture of a raised house and a tree. The date is 1930 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England by Adie and Lovekin. It is in the shape of a trowel with a banded agate handle. The date is 1904.

This bookmark was made in Japan between 1900 - 1910. It is a high relief figural of a snake wrapped around some flowers. It is unmarked.

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.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead & Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a quote from the Bible, Isaiah 35:1 "The wilderness and the solitary place shall be glad for them; and the desert shall rejoice and blossom as the Rose." It has a picture of a flower on top. The date is 1905 - 1915.