Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is only marked sterling on the back. It is figural diamond-back rattlesnake slithering around as the top blade. The date is 1890 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by George W. Shiebler & Co. It is marked with the makers hallmark, sterling and the number 2635. The top is an art nouveau design of a fleur de lis. The date is 1891 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked Sterling on the back and has an unknown mark on the bottom of the middle blade. It is handmade with a hand hammered finish. The top has a brown and white agate stone. The date is 1920 - 1940.

This bookmark was made in the US by Jayo. It is marked with the makers hallmark, and Patent No. 163572. The patent is a design patent dated June 12, 1951 by Wesley M. Cowen and is titled Book Page Marker. An identical regular patent, No. 2,610,074 is dated Sept. 9, 1952 by Louis G. Meyers. The bookmark is a spring arm action where the clip part is attached to the cover or back binding and the arm holds the page.

This bookmark is made of bone. What kind of bone I don't know. I have 2 of these and the only reason I bought them was because I was told they were old and made of ivory. You can't win them all.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked sterling on the back. The top is a a picture of a "Gibson Girl" made famous by the artist Charles Gibson in the early 1900's. The date is 1900 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is marked only sterling. The top blade is an intricate relief depiction of a flock of birds. The date is 1900 - 1910.

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 6 photographs of different scenes. The center says "In Memory of Isle of Wight". The six photos are: "Ryde Pier", "The Green", "Osborne House", "Whippinghan Church", "SandDown Bay & Esplanade" and "West Cowes". It also says Made in France.