Newspaper advert

 

this advert was sourced by Jenni Redman
 

Woven Illuminated Book Marks,
MANUFACTURED BY
MULLONEY AND JOHNSON
Ironmonger Row, Coventry.
 

	1.	THE CRUCIFIXION.
	2.	CHRIST BLESSING LITTLE CHILDREN, with inscription, "Suffer little Children to come unto me."
	3.	THE INTERNATIONAL BOOK MARK, with inscription, "The wise and their works are in the hands of God."
	4.	THE BIBLE BOOK MARK --- "In the O Lord do I trust."
	5.	CHORISTER GIRLS --- "Lord have mercy upon us."
	6.	THE POETS BOOK MARK with the names of Shakspere, Milton, Scott, and Moore, beautifully illuminated
	7.	THE LORDS' PRAYER.
	8.	THE APOSTLES CREED.
	9.	THE TEN COMMANDMENTS.
	10.	THE CHURCH SERVICE BOOK MARK, three strands, first lesson, second lesson, and prayers.
	11.	THE UNIVERSAL BOOK MARK, suitable for any book.
	12.	THE CHRISTMAS BOOK MARK, with verse, and suitable design, illuminated (Four stamps only.)
	A	Specimen of any of the above designs will
		be sent upon the receipt of seven postage stamps,
	or, six stamps, and stamped and directed envelope.     The Illuminated Book Marks are useful as well as orna - mental, and they exhibit both in design and make, the skill of the Coventry Weavers.  The distress that has so long existed in Coventry, is unhappily on the increase, (the pauper list is swelling at the rate of three hundred a week) and thousands of industrious artisans, through no fault of their own, are thrown completely out of employment; it is therefore hoped that every purchaser of these articles will try and induce a few friends to do likewise, as by this means they will assist greatly to mitigate the distress by the best of all remedies, the employment of the people.     These elegant little articles are admirably adapted for presents.  Those who have friends abroad cannot possibly send a more suitable present than one of these Book Marks, as being light in weight they do not increase the postage, or get damaged in transit.     N.B. --- It is respectfully requested that amounts of Two and Sixpence and upwards be remitted by Post Office order, and be made payable to MULLONEY and JOHNSON, Manufacturers, Coventry.

Apart from one title, " Suffer little children ", all the rest of the titles recorded above were un-known to Godden, and this is the first time they are recorded anywhere.
Images have been found and recorded on this site for a number of bookmarks which are believed to be of Mulloney & Johnson manufacture. None of these though have a weavers name, and it is exclusively due to the titles and descriptions of the advert above that these images have been identified.