Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Glasgow, Scotland. It has the hallmarks which indicate this. The top is a symbol for the Isle of Man. The date is 1929.

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 the US between 1930 and 1940. It is a celluloid piece with two parrots sitting on branches at the top. The center blade has a red flower in the middle.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling. It is a multi-page bookmark with three charms attached to ribbons. The charms are a cross, an anchor and a heart representing faith, hope and charity. The top is a piece of silver with the letters "i h s". This bookmark was sold in the 1901 Daniel Low & Co. Silver Catalog. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Henry C. Haskell, manufacturer. It is marked sterling and has a hallmark. It has a shape that is very similar to a bookmark in the Gorham 1888 Autumn catalog. The date is probably somewhere around that date.

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 is an American made bookmark. The manufacturer is Gorham. It is marked with the manufacturers hallmark, Sterling and the catalog number 39. The top has an acorn design. It's nicely detailed. It is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham Catalog (although the date mark on this particular bookmark is from 1890). It is one of 33 different bookmarks offered that year.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1900. It is marked with the standard hallmarks for that city and date and also with the manufacturer mark JC&Co Ltd. The top is a figural of a kangaroo.