Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England. It is marked with the hallmarks for that city and the date mark for 1923. It is in the shape of a trowel with multi-colored agates.

This bookmark is made in the US by Woodside Sterling Co. sometime between 1896 and 1920. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, Sterling and the number 361, probably a catalog number. It is very thin.

This bookmark (actually it is a letter opener) is American made by Whiting Manufacturing Company and is marked with the makers hallmark. The top handle is finely detailed leaves and flowers.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen sometime after 1945. It is a fish hooked to a chain. The other end of the chainis a ball. This can also be seen in the new 1997 book on Georg Jensen silver.

This bookmark was made in the US possibly by Gustav Stickley. It is copper and silver and is hallmarked with an unknown mark. It is hand made in the Arts and Crafts style. The date is 1910 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in Holland. It is marked HH 90 and Holland. The top part of this bookmark is the Eastern Star, the symbol of the woman's branch of the Freemasons.

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 either Denmark or another Scandinavian country. It is marked 925 and the letter H within a circle. The top is a sword and a sledge hammer with red, white and blue enamel stripes representing the Norwegian flag. The edges of the larger blade have the following saying. "Jeg vil verge mitt land" and "Jeg vil bygge mit land". Date is unknown.