Silver Bookmarks

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 Holland as a souvenir for Hearst Castle. It is marked only Holland on the back and is therefore not silver. It is possibly silver plate. The Top is a picture of Hearst Castle. Date is 1930 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in Holland. It depicts a Dutch woman carrying two buckets of water. The mark on it is a sword tilted slightly to the left. This indicates the fineness of the silver to be between .934 and .833. The mark was used until 1953.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer for Georg Jensen. It is marked Georg Jensen Sterling on the back and has the acorn pattern on top. This was made between 1940 - 1945 when Georg Jensen did not make any silver because of WWII.

This bookmark is made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark on the back. The top is a flower. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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, possibly by Unger Bros. although it is only marked sterling. The top is a high relief picture of a cherub kissing a young man in the water. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in France between 1900 - 1910. It is silver plate over brass with a filigree fleur-de-lis and a bull on top and a number of fleur-de-lis' on the top blade.