Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Company. It is marked only Sterling and the top is a woman holding a basket of fruit. It was orignally sold as a letter opener. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in Portugal by an unknown manufacturer. The top has an old sail boat. The date is 1970 - 1980.

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 was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. This was a Christmas giveaway souvenir. The blade is embossed with "Merry Christmas 1901 * Hotel St. George * Brooklyn Heights, N.Y." The top depicts St. George slaying the dragon. The date is 1901.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top is an enamel picture of purple flowers framed in an octagon shaped border of sectioned pink enamel. The date is 1900 - 1910

This bookmark was made in England. It has London hallmarks and is also marked "Made in England". Dead giveaway there. This is a figural of Mr. Pickwick from the Charles Dickens classic. The back is inscribed "Chops and Tomato Sauce". The date is 1911.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is only marked Sterling Front It is a bust of Longfellow 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 England and has the sterling hallmarks for Birmingham 1903. It is in the shape of a trowel with a crested handle from Glastonbury Abbey.