Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is American made by The Napier Company. It is marked Napier Sterling. The top of the bookmark is in the shape of heart. The date is sometime after 1922.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham, England in 1913 for the Scottish market. It has a blue green tartan ribbon with a thistle and a purple stone at the end. It is marked A&L Ltd and the English hallmarks. The other side is marked "Edinburgh".

This is more of a letter opener than a bookmark but can be used as both. It was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer and is marked only sterling. The top is a highly detailed bust of Charles Dickens.

This bookmark is from Norway. The date is 1900 - 1910. The top blade is silver and is marked 830S H.Gm. with two other marks. The bottom blade is celluloid made to look like ivory.

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the Gorham hallmark and Sterling and 17. The top is a figural stork and the top blade is a feather. This is from the Autumn 1888 Gorham catalog where they sold 33 different bookmarks.

This bookmark was made in Denmark. It is marked Sterling Denmark and the number 700 stamped over. It is a figural tulip on the top. The date is 1950 - 1960.

This bookmark is made in Chile and is marked Chile on the back. It is not silver. It has two stones, one turquoise and the other a red stone. The date is unknown.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.