Early woven bookmarks were introduced by Coventry weavers J.Cash in the 1860s but rival Thomas Stevens soon became pre-eminent in the production of Stevengraphs which included woven bookmarks such as this. Stevens later expanded to London but ceased production in the late 19th century.bookmark, stevengraph, coventry, silk

Woven silk bookmarks were popularised by Stevens & Co of Coventry from the 1860s and other companies soon entered the industry. The Australian colonists from Britain also used these popular markers.bookmark

Made by T. Stevens, Coventry for the Jewish market. Popular worldwide and demonstrates Steven's use of religious festivals as commemoratives for marketing his woven silk bookmarks.stevengraph, bookmark

A woven bookmark produced by J. J. Cash, Australia in 1988 to commemorate the Bi-Centenary of European settlement.australian bi-centenary, bookmark, silk, j. cash