Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in Chester England by Sampson Mordan & Co. It is marked 11 SM & Co. and the date letter C indicating 1903. It has a pig on the top.

This bookmark was made in either England or Scotland. It is unmarked and is probably silver plate. It has an agate handle and is shaped like a trowel. Date is unknown.

This bookmark is made in Scotland. It is made of brass with a moss agate on the top.

This bookmark is made in the US by Webster. It is only marked sterling. It is in the form of a cross with flowers. The top look normally holds a ribbon with a tassel.

This bookmark is Mexican. It is marked Silver Mexico. It has a small turquoise piece at the top. Date is unknown.

This bookmark is made in the US by Webster Company from North Attleboro, Mass. It is marked Sterling and the manufacturers mark. It is a strange mark in that there is no apparent way that it can be used to clip onto a page like most other bookmarks. It's possible that it is not a bookmark at all but if not, then what is it? The date is between 1910 and 1930.

This bookmark looks almost exactly like an S Kirk piece (of which I have two) but it is not marked. It is only marked 925. It's probably a copy of the S Kirk piece from another manufacturer but the detail is not as good. Date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by J. F. Fradley & Co., a small New York silver manufacturer in business from 1870 - 1936. It is in the shape of a man, Sam Weller, the servant of Samuel Pickwick from the book The Pickwick Papers by Charles Dickens. It is marked Sterling, the cross hallmark, 1863 and 2. Also inscribed on the back is "Sam Weller". Date is 1890 - 1936.