Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer and sold in the 1888 catalog of the Horton, Gilmore, McWilliams & Company. It is silver plate over brass and shows a hand with crossed fingers on the top.

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid bookmark with a quote by Chas. Kingsley which reads "Be good sweet child and let who will be clever, Do noble things, not dream them all day long, And so make life, death and the vast forever, One grand sweet song." The top is a picture of a 4 leaf clover and it's flower. The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in China. It is made of tin and enamel paint and has a white blue and pink Chinese mask on top. Underneath the mask is written "Chang Fei". The date is 1970 - 1980.

This bookmark was made in the US for Cracker Jack. It is one of four bookmarks in a series showing different dogs. This one is a picture of a spaniel. It is made of tin and was manufactured in the 1940's.

This bookmark was made in by an unknown manufacturer possibly in Germany or Austria. It is marked with a hallmark of a horse with the letters SC above it. The top has many cut outs in it's design. Date is 1950 - 1960.

This bookmark is shaped like a boomerang with an enamel figural of Australia on the top. Within the figure is a kangaroo and an emu holding a shield. The back is marked stg silver with a unicorn mark.

This bookmark is made in Birmingham, England by Mitchell Brothers. It has the associated hallmarks for this. It is in the shape of a trowel with a mother of pearl handle. The date is 1888.

This bookmark is Danish by Hugo Grün. It is marked H.Gr. 830 S on the back. It has a detailed feather on the top. Date is probably 1918 - 1937.