Silver Bookmarks

TThis bookmark was made in Canada by P. W. Ellis. It is marked sterling with the manufacturers mark on the back. The Top is a girl dressed for winter, a maple leaf with a banner across it saying "Miss Canada". The blade is inscribed Yarmouth 16 Sep 92. Yarmouth is in Nova Scotia.

This bookmark was made in Sweden. It is marked 830S and two Swedish hallmarks. The top is the head of King Gustav. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark was manufactured in Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish state marks and 830S. It has a figural girl reading a book on top. The date is 1930 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in the US by Tiffany and Co. It is marked Tiffany & Co. 925 Sterling ©. It is a world map in an oval shape. The date is 1980 - 1990

This bookmark was made in Coventry, England by Thomas Stevens. It is known as a Stevengraph and is made of woven silk on a Jacquard loom. This one is "A Happy Christmas" and has a poem and a winter scene.

This bookmark was made in Japan. It is marked 24KGP for 24 karat gold plate. It is a very delicate cut-out design of an old tree. The date is 1998.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England by J.C. and S. It is marked with the manufacturers mark, and the hallmarks for Birmingham and the date of 1895. It is in the shape of a sword with three different colored stones on the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by The American Art Works, of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Brantley-Draughon Business College and is a six year calendar for the years 1913 - 1918 with a rotaing dial in the back. The instructions read "Turn wheel until month appears in column with present year. Top will show days of the week. Use 1916 printed in red for JAN. and FEB (Leap Year)." The front blade has the birth stones for each month. The back reads, "Every national bank in Fort Worth Represented on our directory board. Brantley-Draughon Business College, 6th and Main Sts., Fort Worth, Texas. Phone Lamar 1307. Bookkeeping - Shorthand - Telegraphy."