Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is marked Sterling and has the manufacturers hallmark. It is actually most likely not a bookmark but a small letter opener. It has an enamel shield on top and cutouts in the blade. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is silver plate on brass and the top is the head of an English aristocrat woman with a large collar.

This bookmark was made in Coventry, England by Thomas Stevens in 1876 and is known as a Stevengraph. It was made for the Centenial celebration for the US. It is made of woven silk on a Jacquard loom and has a picture of George Washington. It says, "The first in peace, the first in war, the first in the hearts of his countrymen." The back is marked T Stevens Coventry England.

This bookmark is American made by Theodore Foster & Brothers Co. It is marked F&B 925/1000 and the number 11 (probably a catalog number) and is in the shape of a sword. It was manufactured circa 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only Sterling on the back of the small blade behind the top blade. The front has an enamel picture of woman, arms akimbo, and the name "Trilby". Date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by Henry Haskell manufacturer. It is marked Sterling and has a manufacturers hallmark with the letters HNY. It is in the shape of a knife where the top folds over to create the top blade. It is very similar to 208. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in China. It is made of tin and enamel paint and has a white blue and red Chinese mask on top. Underneath the mask is written "Wei-Ch'e Pao-Lin". The date is 1970 - 1980.

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, Bill Sikes, from the Charles Dickens book. It is marked Sterling, the cross hallmark, 1863 and 10. Also inscribed on the back is "Bill Sikes". Date is 1890 - 1936.