Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Gorham. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 29. It is in the shape of a heart finished in a gold wash. It originally had a large tassel. It is one of 33 bookmarks sold in the Autumn 1888 silver catalog.

This bookmark was made in France by an unknown manufacturer. It is gold doré and green and white enamel. The blade has an intricate cutout design.

This bookmark is American made by the Navaho tribe sometime in the 1970's. The top is in the shape of a Buffalo with a stamped sun and arrow. The back is marked sterling and a symbol that looks like a combined J and F.

This bookmark was made in the US and is marked "Design copyrighted by Allan Sutherland 1912." It is a celluloid religious bookmark with a quote from the Bible, Exodus 20:3-17, the ten commandments. The top has a red flower with it's leaves.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling on the back. The top is a figural tulip flower. The date is 1960 - 1970.

This bookmark was made in the US by Creed. It is marked Creed Sterling on the back. The top has some greek letters, alpha and omega with another symbol between them. The date is 1970 - 1980.

This bookmark is made in Norway. It has 925S and a hallmark on the front blade. The top is of a Norse ship done in enamel and the word NORGE underneath it. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by The American Art Works, of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for Brantley-Draughon Business College and is a six year calendar for the years 1913 - 1918 with a rotaing dial in the back. The instructions read "Turn wheel until month appears in column with present year. Top will show days of the week. Use 1916 printed in red for JAN. and FEB (Leap Year)." The front blade has the birth stones for each month. The back reads, "Every national bank in Fort Worth Represented on our directory board. Brantley-Draughon Business College, 6th and Main Sts., Fort Worth, Texas. Phone Lamar 1307. Bookkeeping - Shorthand - Telegraphy."