Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in England. It has the hallmarks for Birmingham and the date 1902. It is in the shape of a sword with an agate bead in the handle.

This bookmark was made in France. It is gold dorè and has an enamel flower and leaves which serves as the upper blade with a cutout longer blade.

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, and the cross hallmark. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in the US by Moore and Ledding, Silversmiths of Washington, DC. It is marked Sterling and Moore and Ledding and is a figural with a bust of George Washington sitting on an eagle. The top blade is the top of the Capitol Building and the botton blade is the Washington Monument. The date is 1882 - 1902.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is silver plate on brass and the top is the head of an English aristocrat woman with a large collar.

This bookmark has an amber handle and silver plate blades. It is in the shape of a sickle. It was probably made in a European country about 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was manufactured in London in 1898 (according to the date hallmark on the blade). The manufacturer's mark is S.M. & Co. for Sampson Mordan & Co. The top of the bookmark is a magnifying glass.

This bookmark was made in Mexico. It is marked with the mark of the Union Nacional de Industriales de la Plata. The number 23 inside it is the makers mark. The back is marked Mexico Sterling. The inside blade is a cross with a crown and and eight pointed star. The date is unknown.