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  1. DragonflyWink liked ola402's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Good point, even scrub would likely not survive coal dust. I always thought of souvenir spoons as souvenirs from vacations or...

    Jan 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM

  2. DragonflyWink liked ola402's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Oh! I just love this spoon. It's the handle that makes it quite special Hope I can find an example to add to my collection of souvie...

    Jan 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM

  3. DragonflyWink liked J Dagger's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    You have got to also think about life back then. No computers, internet, television, movies, depending on the year telephone and radio....

    Jan 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM

  4. DragonflyWink liked J Dagger's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Thank you for the education! I was confounded when I saw filigree on an American made spoon. This is as thorough of an explanation as I...

    Jan 21, 2025 at 5:52 PM

  5. DragonflyWink replied to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    There's one on eBay, but I see quite a bit of wear, softening the design... https://www.ebay.com/itm/374542711089 ~Cheryl

    Jan 21, 2025 at 5:08 PM

  6. DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    1891 advertisement (made by Gorham): [ATTACH] ~Cheryl

    souvenir-spoon-coal-breaker-1891-JC.jpg Jan 21, 2025 at 3:05 PM

  7. DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    It is the quality - Gerrit Dirksen (1818-1903) was a German immigrant, a silversmith trained by his father, who was a specialist in...

    dirksen-wendell-teaspoon (1).jpg Jan 20, 2025 at 9:46 AM

  8. DragonflyWink liked Debora's post in the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Lots of foliage for a coal mine, I'd think. But whadIknow. Here's a list of U.S. silver mines. A bit of research would eliminate or...

    Jan 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM

  9. DragonflyWink replied to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Scenes, people, places, events, names, etc. could all be engraved or acid-etched at local jewelers, but it could also be done by...

    Jan 19, 2025 at 12:04 PM

  10. DragonflyWink liked say_it_slowly's post in the thread Help w/ID Hammered Metal Cups Marked Denmark.

    I did come upon what may be a version of your mark with the added words Mandix Pewter. Unfortunately it's only mentioned in one listing...

    upload_2025-1-18_8-11-16.png upload_2025-1-18_8-14-36.png Jan 18, 2025 at 1:22 AM

  11. DragonflyWink attached a file to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    [ATTACH]

    dirksen-filigree-1896-Ladies-Home-Journal (1).jpg Jan 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM

  12. DragonflyWink replied to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    It's a Dirksen Filigree spoon, they purchased plain spoons from A.F. Towle & Son and other manufacturers, sometimes they cut off the top...

    Jan 17, 2025 at 7:49 PM

  13. DragonflyWink replied to the thread Engraved scene on spoon. Where is it?.

    Should note that this is not a hand-wrought spoon, it was die-struck at a factory from their stock of silver, the engraving was poorly...

    Jan 17, 2025 at 6:45 PM
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