Bookmark Collectors Virtual Convention

For those interesting examples that defy categories or span them. Entries here can be moved if we create a more appropriate category later. There are a number of examples of bookmarks paired with appropriate books.

People celebrated in bookmarks include the famous, the notorious, and the heroic. Imagine having a bookmark featuring you!

Smoking has gone in and out of fashion for centuries, but in the twentieth century it was both. The medical profession began to fight against it, yet the military and society and businesses encouraged its use. The bookmarks featured here mostly represent the "positive" effects of smoking.

World's Fairs, especially in the first half of the 20th century, spawned a number of bookmarks. Similarly, regional expositions were sources of bookmark souvenirs. How many variations can we uncover?

Music and piano companies were some of the most prolific distributors of bookmarks with a range of designs using flowers, lovely ladies and other fancy elements.

Old-time medicine and modern medicine still use bookmarks to promote ways to achieve health including things more likely to harm and than help you. The range of bookmarks can show a progression from con-man medicine to scientific-based medicine.

Some bookmarks are simply breathtaking. Show us yours.

Food and drinks have been the subject of many a bookmark. Restaurants have had bookmarks; ingredients have had them; cookbooks have been on bookmarks; recipes and dishes have been featured; manufacturers of drinks and drink products promote using them. Bookmarks have even used food for war propaganda purposes. What do you have in your collection?

Bookmarks have traditionally been one of the vehicles used for advertising which was not overlooked when governments went to war with words. These bookmarks show how effective such "word wars" were.

Bookmarks are often popular souvenirs from places visited. They are relatively inexpensive, sometimes made of local materials, and are wonderful reminders of good times. Share your bookmarks of places.

Clothes make the man, or so the saying goes. And it's true that what we wear says a lot about our society, culture, class, income, age, gender, and other defining characteristics. How did bookmark manufacturers, producers, cleaners, dyers, sellers and others advertise their services and products? Through, among other vehicles, bookmarks.

Do you have a bookmark made of a surprising material, one that features an unusual design or construction, or one with an odd illustration, text or source? Add it here to create the gallery of weird and wonderful examples. Add your name to the description, please.

Some bookmarks provide no indication of their manufacturer, location or definitive date. Others carry mysteries of various kinds, whether through an inscription, a cryptic reference to a person, place or event, or simply a puzzling message. Post your examples to see if clues emerge and test the detective skills of fellow collectors. Add your name to the description, please.

We all keep our bookmarks in different ways, from beautiful display boxes to shoe boxes filled to overflowing. Let's step out of the closet and share our dark secret storage techniques and maybe pick up a few ideas from seeing how others tackle the same problems

Many bookmarks have been issued by the same manufacturer or artist/designer as part of a group, or simply represent the product line of the producer. Showcase your examples here so that we can document them, identify families and find missing relatives, observe common characteristics, compare styles, and confirm facts (dates, locations, etc.).