Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is a celluloid souvenir for the Betsy Ross house in Philadelphia. It is a colorful drawing of the house with a flag as the cutout for the place to clip the page. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is American made by Codding Bros. & Heilborn. It is marked CB & H. Sterling. The date is 1897 - 1918.

This bookmark was made in the US by William C. Finck Co. It is marked sterling and WC Finck. The top has a figural pine branch with a pine cone hanging down. The date is 1896 - 1904.

This bookmark was made in the US by Webster Co. It is only marked sterling. It is in the shape of a heart with a picture of a woman in the center. The date is 1913.

This bookmark was made in the US by Sapphire. It is marked Sapphire and PATENTED 2387607. It is a gold plated bookmark that clips onto the book cover and then extends over the page with the flap. It can extend to 2 inches. The date of the patent is Oct. 23, 1945 by Alex Pascoo.

This bookmark was made in the US and says Miami, Fla. on the front blade. It is unmarked and the date is unknown. The top is a clear plastic covering plastic oranges and leaves.

This bookmark is made in France and is a Stanhope or 'peeper'" bookmark. It is probably silver plate over brass on the fleur de lis on top and brass blades. It was made between 1890 and 1920. If you look through the '"peep hole'" you can see 4 photographs of different scenes with '"A Memory of Peterborough'" in the center. The scenes are: (counter clockwise from the top) '"West Front Peterborough Cathedral'", '"Nave West'", Nave East'", and The Cathedral form the North East'". It also says Made in France."

This bookmark was made in France between 1900 - 1910. It is made of brass or bronze with a red tassel. The top is a figure of a strawberry with it's flower and leaves.