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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Frank, post: 4425545, member: 5421&quot;]I pulled these out of storage today, and gave them a closer look. When she gave them to me, Grandma said they were apostle spoons. I don&#039;t know the country of origin, but hopefully someone here can identify the marks, and tell me an approximate age.</p><p><br /></p><p>They&#039;re not marked as &quot;sterling&quot;, but I believe they are silver. Is it possible they predate the use of the sterling stamp?</p><p><br /></p><p>The two larger spoons measure approximately 4 1/4 inches and the smaller one is a shade over 3 1/2 inches.</p><p><br /></p><p>The two larger ones have a design on the back of the bowl (which give the inside of the bowl a smooth but irregular surface, and both have two tiny stamped marks that slighty overlap. One of these marks seems to be the image of a key.</p><p><br /></p><p>The smaller spoon doesn&#039;t have a design on the bowl, but does have multiple marks on the back, including the same key seen on the other two.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]378294[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378295[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378296[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378297[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378298[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378299[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378300[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]378301[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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