Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is some sort of plastic either celluloid or bakelite. It has a parrot on top and a flower in the middle. The dealer said it came from Wisconsin in the 1940's.

This bookmark was made in Birmingham England. It has the hallmarks for sterling and the year 1896. It is in the shape of a knife with a handle that looks like a flower.

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 a French Palais Royal mother-of-pearl hand carved figural poodle sitting up on a pair of leaves. The date is 1880 - 1900.

This bookmark was made in China. It is made of tin and enamel paint and is green with a Chinese symbol on the top. Written underneath the symbol is "Prosperity". The date is 1970 - 1980.

This bookmark was made in an unknown country. It is a figural of a Rhinoceros and is marked S Z and SIL possibly for silver. The date is unknown.

This bookmark was manufactured in Sweden. It is marked with the Swedish state marks and 830S. It has a figural flower on top. The front blade is marked 12/24 1938, no doubt a Christmas present for someone.

This bookmark is made in England. I think it's from London with a V date mark. The hallmark is JBLD. It is probably a recent bookmark but the dealer said it was from the 1960's.