Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Lewis Bros. of New York. It is marked with the makers hallmark and sterling. It is an art nouveau design of a coiled wire at the top. The date is 1896 - 1904.

This is a woven silk bookmark made in Great Britain by Halon Gifts, Chester England. It is was made for the Bookmark Society in 2001. The package it came in says "Over 3000 Silk Threads Have Been Intricately Woven To Create This Charming Silk Bookmark Reminiscent Of Those First Produced In Victorian Times."

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked with the manufacturers mark of an interlaced U and B surrounded by Sterling 925 Fine. It is a figural teddy bear on top with ruby eyes. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is marked Sterling Front and the manufacturer mark indicating W. H. Saart Company. It is a bust of Shakespeare and was one of a series of bookmarks. A similar one with a bust of Tennyson can be seen in Group 8 No. 147. Date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by the Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid travel advertising bookmark for Portland, Oregon. The flower on top is a rose and it has a tiny hole where a tassel once was. The back has a photo of Mt. Hood and another of a car traveling on a highway. It says, "Portland Ad. Club. Meet me on the Columbia River Highway Portland 1918." The copyright is dated 1915.

This bookmark is made in the US by the Heintz Art Metal Shop in the Arts and Crafts era, circa 1910 - 1930. It has a orange and yellow enamel flower painted over sterling on top. The blades are finished in a green florentine patina over bronze.

This bookmark was made in the US by Frank M. Whiting Co. The top has a round medalion with a high relief figural owl. The date is 1900 - 1920.

This bookmark was made in the US by Tiffany and Co. It is marked Sterling Tiffany and Co. and is in the shape of an owl. It was probably made between 1970 - 1980.