Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark is made in the US by Gorham. It is marked sterling, with the makers hallmark and the number 3111 on the back. This is a very strange shape where the top blade has a series of bumps leading up to the top where a light green jewel is set. It is finished in a gold wash. The date is 1880 - 1910.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. It is unmarked but is probably silver. It has intricate filigree work on the top and on the inner blade. The date is 1900 - 1910.

This bookmark is made in the US as an advertisment for the Dueber-Hampden Watch Works company for pocket watches. It was made between 1910 - 1930 of celluloid by the Whitehead & Hoag Co., Newark, NJ. There is printing on the front and the back. The front advertises a men's watch and the back is for a woman's.

This bookmark was made in the US. It is 14K gold with a lead crystal on top and an opal underneath. It is marked 14K R. Schaezlein. The top blade is finely scribed with an intricate design having a crescent moon and a star.

This bookmark was made in the US by Baldwin & Gleason Co. Ltd. of NY. It is a celluloid religious bookmark in the shape of a heart made for the Young Peoples Society of Christian Endeavor. The date is 1905 - 1915.

This bookmark was made in France as a souvenir of the Musee de L'Armee. It is brass, abalone and mother-of-pearl. The top has a bust of Napoleon and a wreath surrounding a building labeled Paris. The building is the Musee de L'Armee, located at the Invalides in Paris, France. Originally built as a hotel for disabled soldiers (Invalides) by Louis XIV, it now houses the Tomb of Napoleon 1st and the museum of the Army of France.

This bookmark was made in Denmark by Georg Jensen sometime after 1945. It is a fish hooked to a chain. The other end of the chainis a ball. This can also be seen in the new 1997 book on Georg Jensen silver.

This bookmark is marked Depose. It has a French makers mark and was made circa 1900. The makers mark is CM.