bookmarks found in antique books

I am a minor collector of antique books and over the years I have found some touching items the previous owners were using as bookmarks-
~an ancient four-leaf clover
~a love letter written with a quill pen
~newspaper clipping from 1895
~lock of hair tied with a bugundy ribbon
~crimson maple leaf
~grocery list of flour, sugar, lamp oil
~piece of leather
~scrap of printed cotton
~a crisp, Canadian one dollar bill (no longer in circulation or made ftm)

I found
personal photos
check stubs
grocery lists
to do lists
addresses
green & yellow sleeves of Wrigley's, Juicy Fruit-gum
fabric swatches
store receipts

The best one was a book I paid 59 cents for. The Young Folks Treasury: Golden Hours With The Poets Vol XI with the business card from Cote's Antiques, Main Street, Monticello, Maine

Anyone finding playing cards, and paint chips from Lowe's and Home Depot--that's me.

lol...never thought of playing cards and paint chips for use in a pinch, opinicus, - I'll keep an eye out, maybe one of your books will find it's way to me ((;

jo

I have a beautiful (though in need of restoration) copy of The Bells by Poe with a lovely carved and gilded cover. In it is a wide ribbon, handpainted with lilies and a butterfly. There's a card attached to the ribbon with "Easter 1881" and a French bible verse written on it.

It seems to be the only bookmark I can recall ever finding in a book.

In a book of shakespeare thats quite old, someone left newspaper cuttings about the globe theatre.

Time to wake up this thread!!

Here's a link to bookmarks found in used books.

Forgotten Bookmarks

Fascinating stuff. I've found a few odd items myself, as, I'm sure, have you.

Os.

Disregard, I missed Os' post, but go take a look. http://www.forgottenbookmarks.com/

Did you read the message before yours, written over seven years ago?

Ack, my scanning eye missed it. We did need some waking up though.