Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in France. It is silver with the remnants of a gold wash which it had at one time. It has two French marks, the wild boars head and the lozenge with the makers mark inside. The boars head mark was discontinued in 1961 so the date of this is sometime before then.

This bookmark was made in the US by Alvin Corp. It is marked with the makers mark on the back. The top is an anchor, heart and cross symbolizing faith, hope and charity.

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 by an unknown manufacturer, possibly by Webster. It is marked sterling. The top has an art deco design. The date is 1920 - 1930.

This bookmark is made in the US by Webster Company probably sometime in the 1930's. It is marked Sterling with the manufacturers mark.

This bookmark was made in France. It has a lion passant in a shield with a crown on top.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling silver on the back. The top has a relief picture of Christopher Columbus and may have been a souvenir of The Columbian Exposition at The Chicago World's Fair of 1893. The date is 1890 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked Gorham sterling 1396 on the back. It is in the shape of a corner with a flowers.