Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is probably American made. It is in the shape of a heart with carved flowers. It is marked Sterling with an unknown hallmark on the back. The date of manufacture is unknown.

This bookmark was made in the US by Unger Bros. It is marked on the back with the makers hallmark of the intertwined U and B. The top has a pair of wings with a red stone in the center. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is made of mother-of-pearl and silver and had a red silk tassel on top. There is a photo of Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr. on the blade. It was most likely used as a letter opener as well.

This bookmark was made at the Gebruder Schmidt factory in Oberstein, Germany. Thank you to @Lsmayergal (The World of LS Mayer) on Instagram and Facebook for the identification and dating of this piece. It is unmarked gilded brass and has a cameo on top. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This letter opener is American made by Whiting Manufacturing Co. It is marked Sterling with the manufacturers hallmark and the number 4308. The date is 1896. I originally thought that it was a bookmark but I found it in the 1896 Whiting catalog as a letter opener.

This bookmark was made in the US by The American Art Works of Coshocton, Ohio. It is a celluloid advertising bookmark for the Kellogg Furniture Co. It is a calendar for the years 1910 - 1915 with a rotating 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 1912 printed in red for JAN. and FEB (Leap Year)." It also has the birth stones for each month.

This bookmark was made in France. It is brass, has Chaumont inscribed on the top blade and has a dog and crown on the top.

This bookmark (actually it is a letter opener) is American made by Whiting Manufacturing Company and is marked with the makers hallmark. The top handle is finely detailed leaves and flowers.