Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is a William B. Kerr & Co. piece. It has the American Beauty mark and is stamped 1320. It is a high relief crab. It was made around 1900.

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 American made by The Gorham Corporation. It is marked Gorham Sterling 70. It is a corner bookmark with a floral design. The date is 1960 - 1970.

This bookmark was made in a South American country or Guatemala. It is marked 900 on the back for 900 fine silver. (Sterling is 925). It is an Aztec figural on the top with a piece of unpolished turquouise. The date is 1960 - 1970.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling. The top a fancy art nouveau design, almost a filigree. It has a yellow silk tassel. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is unmarked and is made of carved ivory. It is a figural of leaves. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Israel in the 1950's. It is made of brass and leather and is marked "Made in Israel". It depicts two women carrying a bunch of grapes? suspended from a pole between the women. It is marked Israel in English and Hebrew.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the numbers 1863 and 41, and Little Jenny. This is a figure of the Dickens character Jenny Wren from the book "Our Mutual Friend." The date is 1890 - 1936.