This bookmark was found loose inside one of our antiquarian books and no connection to the book or its unknown original owner have been found. The word Mizpah means Watchtower in Hebrew and a Mizpah card or bookmark was sent or given to Jewish people who were separated from their loved ones, with the message that the Lord was watching over those absent. The bookmark has been made by the firm of Thomas Stevens of Coventry. This city was the English centre of ribbon weaving in the 19th century and Thomas Stevens, a local weaver, invented and developed in the 1860s the art of making woven silk items - book marks, greeting cards, art works etc. These were called Stevengraphs. Stevens opened a factory in London in 1878 and by the 1880s was producing over 900 woven silk designs. Stevengraphs are a collectors' Items today and this Mizpah bookmark is a fine example of one.This is a woven silk bookmark with multi-coloured patterns. coloured script and a sprig of fuchsia flowers, all on a yellow background. There is a red tassel at the end of the bookmark. The bookmark was affixed to a rectangular sheet of paper containing details of the maker but the bookmark is now detached. The backing sheet is partly torn.Mizpah The Lord watch between Me and thee when we are Absent one from anotherreligious book marks, stevengraphs

Bookmark of Mrs. Edward Hunter Snr, circa 1890Silk bookmark, with fringed edges, and a 'Forget Me Not' motif and text."When with varied scenes, you wander. Whatsoever be your lot. As on bygone days you ponder then I ask forget me not."bookmarks

This bookmark may have belonged to, and was possibly made by, Miss Mary Leviny, the eldest of the Leviny sisters, who was a founding member of the Castlemaine Red Cross. This bookmark was found in the book 'Half Mile Down' by William Blake (Reg. No. 1081).A rare, intact memento of Australia Day in the form of a gum leaf made into bookmark. It was possibly sold as a fundraiser for the newly formed Red Cross in Castlemaine to aid the war efforts abroad during World War One.Hand-paInted bookmark made from a gum (eucalyptus) leaf. P Gum leaf with stem. Inscribed in white "Australia Day/1915" and painted with a red cross. A length of narrow ribbon, red, white and blue has been inserted, folded through a slit near the base, used as a book mark.Inscribed in white "Australia Day/1915"leviny family, gum leaf, bookmark, red cross, australia day, 1915, buda, castlemaine, world war one

Four examples of bookmarks used as Melbourne Legacy promotional material explaining Legacy. They are printed on both sides, two include a photo of the Widow and Children statue. The dates are unknown. They were in an envelope labelled 'Archive Old Legacy Bookmarks' and were with marketing material from the 1990s to 2009, see items 01240 to 01260. The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.Examples of promotional material issued by Legacy. Part of an attempt to create an archive of Legacy material. It was in a collection of marketing material from the 1990s to 2000s.Colour printed bookmark x 4 to promote Legacy.legacy promotion, fundraising

Advertising bookmark celebrating Robinsons Bookshops 60 years in business. Includes contact details. This item collected at Robinsons Bookshop at Greensborough Plaza.2 sided Bookmark black with coloured writing and imagesrobinsons bookshop, 60th anniversary, advertising images, bookmarks, local businesses, greensborough plaza

A bookmark to celebrate the work of A. J. Elmore, builder of Blackburn.elmore, algernon john, elmore houses

Bookmark advertising 'The Needlewoman Magazine'commerce, advertising, books, bookmark

Part of McNamara collection.Plastic bookmark with Biblical quotation.Quotation: God is thy refuge - Deut. 33.27bookmark, biblical quotation, tyack, mcnamara

Cream silk, frayed at one end and torn at the bottom. Embroidered black and red picture of a man & woman embracing under a street lamp. Red embroidered inscription underneath pictureBeider Laterne Wollen Sir Stehn, Wei Einst. Lili Marlen

The RSPCA Tail-Wagger's Club was founded in 1930 by George Sutton and seems to have ceased in the 1960s. It was formed as a fundraising activity for the RSPCA and to assist in identifying lost dogs and pre-dated the English organisation of the same name by two years. Members were issued with brass tokens attached to the dog's collar.An important innovation for identifying lost pets in the days before micro-chips and also a pioneering effort pre-dating the English organisation of the same name.dogs, pets, rspca

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Legacy is a voluntary organisation of returned ex-servicemen formed in 1921 to care for the widows and children of those who served.A promotional bookmark issued by Legacy, a voluntary organisation of returned ex-servicemen formed in 1921 to care for the widows and children of those who served.. Part of a collection of bookmarks at Hymettus that covers a dozen examples of Legacy bookmarks in what is regarded as Australia's largest collection of bookmarks that numbered c.30,000 in 2024.legacy, charities, war service, volunteerism

The Rachel Forster Hospital was a hospital founded and run by women, for women, in Redfern NSW in 1922. It became a public hospital in 1930, The Rachel Forster Hospital was significant in breaking down prejudice against women doctors. hospital, health services, new south wales

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Printed one side only back of marker is blank.Nil

series of bookmarks made for centre promotion. Cardboard double sided bookmark. Front depict shilling wall artwork and on the back information about the project.

This is an example of Melbourne Legacy promotional material explaining Legacy. It is a bookmark printed on both sides, including a photo of the Widow and Children statue. The date is unknown. Was in a folder with marketing material from the 1990s to 2009, see items 01240 to 01260. The collection shows the types of marketing materials that were produced and the celebrities that were helping Legacy.An example of promotional material issued by Legacy. It was in a collection of marketing material from the 1990s to 2000s.Colour bookmark to promote Legacy.legacy promotion, fundraising

Silk Bookmark - marked A Birthday Greeting. Red and Blue Flowers and Birthday Versebooks, bookmark

Blue bookmark advertising School of Mines Ballarat library after hours space.federation university, federation university australia, library due date card, due date card

Lists stores and businesses in Cowes in about 1960. Most are in the main shopping area around Thompson Ave. Cowes is consistently spelt incorrectly as Cows.HistoricalBeige coloured cardboard strip with black lettering on both sides, advertising stores and businesses in Cowes.Use a Westfield Bookmark. The leaves request don't turn us downde la haye family, w. jenson dairy, a.g. morrison greengrocer, a. odlund electricals, j. harold smith real estate, j. white hairdresser, p.b. west draper

green silk tassleGreting Wishing you prosperity and health woven into bookmark in red and green.t. stevens, stevengraph, silk, bookmark

A bookmark made to honour the founder of the War Widows Guild, Mrs Jessie Vasey. It has a photo of her and the Guild Motto on the front and a brief summary of the guild on the reverse. The Guild Motto: "We all belong to each other. We all need each other. It is serving each other and in sacrificing for our common good that we are finding our true life", which was taken from the Christmas speech of King George VI in 1941. Mrs J M Vasey was the founder and president of the War Widows Guild. During the second world war she became secretary of the AIF Women's Association, a body which sought to help soldiers' wives. Her work with this body drew her attention to the plight of war widows. After her husband Major-General George Alan Vasey died in an aircraft accident on 5 March 1945 she became a widow herself. At the end of the war Mrs Vasey founded the War Widows Guild, established on 22 November 1945. The Victorian War Widows Guild closed in 2021. Some items, including this bookmark, were donated to the Legacy archive for preservation. It was possible for a widow to be members of both Legacy and the War Widows Guild. Both organisations helped war widows in various ways.A record of the work done by Jessie Vasey and the War Widows Guild.Bookmark honouring the founder of the War Widows Guild.war widows guild, jessie vasey, wwg

The Eltham Community Art & Craft Market was a long-standing weekend market in the Eltham area, offering, at first, arts and crafts of many types, made by local residents. It expanded to include produce in later years. Initially run by the Eltham Community Market Stallholders Association Incorporated, it is now run by Diamond Valley Community Support. These bookmarks were available at the market to advertise upcoming market dates. This collection contains dates for 1999, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2014.GHS member Dawn Bennetts was a stall holder at this market and donated her memorabilia.Collection of bookmarks with black text and colour graphics; includes market dates.eltham community market, diamond valley community support, markets

A bookmark made to commemorate the creation of a labyrinth in 2012 at the Heidelberg Repatriation Hospital in honour of Jessie Vasey, the founder of the War Widows Guild. It has a photo of a labyrinth symbol on the front. It also says labyrinths are places of contemplation and renewal. An ideal place of reflection to acknowledge and remember those that we love and have loved. Where we can take time to reflect upon our thoughts and feeling and make peace with ourselves and others. Mrs J M Vasey was the founder and president of the War Widows Guild. During the second world war she became secretary of the AIF Women's Association, a body which sought to help soldiers' wives. Her work with this body drew her attention to the plight of war widows. After her husband Major-General George Alan Vasey died in an aircraft accident on 5 March 1945 she became a widow herself. At the end of the war Mrs Vasey founded the War Widows Guild, established on 22 November 1945. The Victorian War Widows Guild closed in 2021. Some items, including this bookmark, were donated to the Legacy archive for preservation. It was possible for a widow to be members of both Legacy and the War Widows Guild. Both organisations helped war widows in various ways.A record of the work done by Jessie Vasey and the War Widows Guild.Bookmark honouring the creation of a labyrinth in honour of the founder of the War Widows Guild.war widows guild, wwg, jessie vasey

SUNDAY SCHOOL DEMONSTRATION. With three times three we coo-ee, The Prince we meet again; Our Princess May we welcome, With heart and voice amain. This was the welcome of the children of the Melbourne Sunday schools. The greeting came from over 30,000 youthful voices to the accompaniment of as many waving flags of diminutive size, held by the children. Probably not one of those who sang so lustily had witnessed the previous visit of his Royal Highness; or knew anything of it except as a traditional event, but the sentiment was a good and proper one all the same. The children were massed on the rising ground in the Domain, and apparently the long wait was not at all wearying. It was to most of them a huge picnic. They lunched on the grass, and filled in the intervening lime with games such as the juvenile heart delights in. At intervals something approaching order, was observed, and then songs, which have been in rehearsal for some weeks past, were sung under the baton of Mr. D. R. Davies, musical director, and to the lead of a united brass band of over a hundred instrumentalists under Bandmaster E; T. Code. A solo was also sung by Mr. H. J. Floyd. At all times the scene was an exceedingly animated one. Most of the children were attired in light costumes, and those in whose dress there was some color provided the necessary variety to make up a most picturesque scene. Probably there were nearly 35,000 adults and children at this spot. They occupied the frontage to St. Kilda-road, from Government House gates to the intersecting thoroughfare beyond. As the children were confined to the high ground, there was a green strip in front of them, and the dark green of the fir trees at the top of the slope made a most suitable background. Between these two lines of even coloring the children, with the easy freedom of youth, made perhaps as pretty a feature of the pageant as could be found anywhere in the whole route of the procession." (The Age, Tues 7 May 1901, p.6)This tiny battered piece of ephemera recording the United Sunday School Demonstration of 1901 must once have been exceedingly common, however in the context of the growing collection that the Society has relating to the opening of the first Commonwealth Parliament in Melbourne it has historic and social significance.Embossed red leather bookmark commemorating the 'United Sunday Schools Demonstration' in St Kilda Road in 1901 to welcome the Prince and Princess of Wales to open the first Commonwealth Parliament in the Royal Exhibition Building."United Sunday Schools Demonstration, Melbourne Australia, Melbourne May 6 1901"opening of the first commonwealth parliament - 1901, sunday schools - victoria, federation events - victoria - 1901, ephemera