Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US. It is unmarked except for the word sterling on the back of the top and was manufactured by Webster Company in 1913 and was sold as a letter opener. The top is a heart with flowers. The blades are silver plate.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass and made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 6 photographs of different buildings. The center says '"In Memory of Grange'". The six photos are: '"The Station'", '"Cartmel Church'", '"Grange from the Station'", '"Grange from YEWBARROWCRAG'", '"St. Paul''s Church'" and '"Grange Hotel'". It also says Made in France. There is some lettering in the center that is too small to read but I think is says Dublin. The handle of the bookmark pulls apart and a mechanical pencil is inside."

This bookmark is only marked Sterling. It is American made from the turn of the century (according to the dealer).

This bookmark was made in the US by The Whitehead and Hoag Co. of Newark, NJ. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Carnation Milk and a souvenir of the Panama-Pacific Exposition, San Francisco 1915. The top is a carnation flower and the bottom has a picture of cows and a can of Carnation Milk.

This bookmark was made in Europe. It is made of brass and enamel and has a blue ribbon between the two pieces. The shape is a daisy flower.

his 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 4, and Mrs. Bardell. This is a figure of the Dickens character Mrs. Bardell from the book 'The Pickwick Papers.'" The date is 1890 - 1936. "

This bookmark was made possibly in Italy or France. It is silver-plated brass and has an art nouveau flower design on the top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is marked Sterling and the manufacturer mark is very warn. It possibly says JC&S. It is a thistle with a purple stone on top. Date is 1900 - 1910.