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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 9775309, member: 111&quot;]My birth-flower is Lily of the Valley, and I&#039;ve always loved their graceful form and sweet fragrance - was always sad as a kid when Mom would rip them out, trying to keep the stubborn invaders from taking over her beds.&nbsp; They don&#039;t grow here in Florida, so I&#039;ve been gathering spoons with LotV and other bell-form flowers since I was a teen, haven&#039;t counted recently, but probably have around 75-80 different designs and it was a popular motif, so lots more to acquire in the future.</p><p><br /></p><p>A couple of years ago gave myself a circa 1870 large Lily of the Valley berry spoon by Whiting Mfg. for Christmas, decided for my birthday this year, I&#039;d add a Whiting cream ladle, along with a pie knife and an almond scoop from the same period by Wood &amp; Hughes.&nbsp; Here are the four together, sizes from 7.75&quot; to 1.5&quot;:</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]482550[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]482551[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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