Silver Bookmarks

This bookmark was made in the US by Whiting Mfg. Co. It is marked Sterling 5 6 65 Pat Apl'd For. It is in the shape of a man in a uniform, possibly from WWI.

This bookmark was made in Mexico in the 1980s. It is marked Sterling Mexico and is a figural man sitting with a sombrero.

This bookmark was made in the US by an unknown manufacturer. made of copper and is unmarked. It is from the Army Air Corps and shows a propeller with wings and a shield with Washington DC on it. The date is 1940 - 1950.

This bookmark was made in the US by J.F. Fradley. It is marked on the back with sterling, the manufacturers hallmark of a cross, the number 1864, the number 36, and Benedict. This is a figure of the Shakespeare character from the play Much Ado About Nothing. The date is 1870 - 1936.

This bookmark was made in Canada by Breadner Co. Ltd. It is marked Sterling B.M. Co. on the back. The top is a round white enamel piece with a multicolored maple leaf and "Canada" underneath it. The middle blade is inscribed "Fort Frances". The date is 1940 - 1945.

This bookmark is one of a set of 4 from Cracker Jack. It is made of tin and paint depicting a Bulldog. It was made it the 1940's.

This is an American made bookmark. The manufacturer is Thomas F. Brogan and was made between 1896 and 1930. It is marked Sterling with the manufacturers mark (which is a five pointed star). The top of the bookmark is a silver bow.

This brass bookmark has a medallion with a Billiken in the center. According to Wikipedia, the Billiken was a charm doll created by an American art teacher and illustrator, Ms. Florence Pretz of Kansas City, Missouri, who is said to have seen the mysterious figure in a dream. In 1908 she patented the Billiken who was elf-like with pointed ears, a mischievous smile, and a tuft a hair on his pointed head. His arms were short and he was generally sitting with his legs stretched out in front of him.