the image of this bookmark was
kindly donated by the President of
The Stevengraph Collectors Association
 

A
BLESSING

SUMMER, SMILING
SUMMER,
GIVING WARMTH UNTO
THE DALE,
AND THE SONG BIRDS
SINGING SWEETLY,
WITHIN THE SUNLIT
VALE.

 

 

 

 

 

image of rose and
three buds

 

 

 

 

THEY WILL WARBLE FORTH
MY BLESSING
UNTO THEE FOR
HAPPY DAYS,
PURE JOYS AND CALM
CONTENTMENT,
WITH A JOYFUL HYMN
OF PRAISE.

 

23.0cm long by 5.6cm wide

Black
Blue
 

Signed: "WELCH & LENTON. COVENTRY" on the back top turnover.

Jenni Redman, a member of the Stevengraph Collectors Association, has undertaken some very interesting research:

She has noticed that all BOLLANS bookmarks have either a white or a black background colour.
Whilst the WELCH & LENTON bookmarks are also made with black or white background, if the background is of any other colour, all such bookmarks were made by WELCH & LENTON.

As can be seen, one of the images above is of a blue background bookmark, thus confirming it was of WELCH & LENTON manufacture.