IFOB Publication No. 8 - October 20, 2020
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Charting the Course of Celluloid Bookmarks
by Laine Farley with contributions by L. Stewart Barr

This article on celluloid bookmarks made primarily by U.S. companies is 80 pages long with 350 illustrations, and is offered for download as a .pdf file. (41.6 MB). The Table of Contents indicates what is covered.
 Preface............................................................................................................................... 2
A note about images................................................................................................ 2
Introduction.................................................................................................................... .3
Origins of Celluloid.................................................................................................... 3
Chronology of Manufacturers of Celluloid Bookmarks............... ..4
     Sales Samples..........................................................................................................4
Two Important Manufacturers........................................................................... 5
     Baldwin and Gleason – Pioneers............................................................. .5
     Whitehead & Hoag – Prolific Producers.............................................. 8
          Dating Whitehead & Hoag Bookmarks......................................... 9
          About hearts.................................................................................................... 10
          Whitehead & Hoag Designs................................................................. 15
          Whitehead & Hoag Sponsored Series......................................... 22
          Scarce and Unique Whitehead & Hoag Designs..................36
          Whitehead & Hoag Sales Samples..................................................47
Other Manufacturers............................................................................................... 50
     Charles Galle.......................................................................................................... 50
     Baltimore Badge and Novelty Company.......................................... 51
     Bastian Brothers Company.......................................................................... 54
     The Meek Company......................................................................................... .56
     American Art Works......................................................................................... .57
     J.B. Carroll Company....................................................................................... ..60
     Cruver Manufacture Company................................................................ ..61
     Brown & Bigelow Company..........................................................................63
     Parisian Novelty Company......................................................................... ..63
     Ehrman Manufacturing Company........................................................ ..65
     Jobbers and Religious Publishers....................................................... ...66
          David C. Cook Publishing.................................................................... ...66
          Allan Sutherland............................................................................................70
          Westminster Press................................................................................... ...72
     Other Miscellaneous Manufacturers................................................ ...77
          H J Aluminum.............................................................................................. ...77
          A. J. Keil............................................................................................................. ...77
          Smith d’Entremont & Co., Ltd........................................................... ..78
Conclusion................................................................................................................... ..80
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