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<p>[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 9499317, member: 8363"]I found this clearly handmade spoon with no wear, so probably a project piece or something. At first, I thought it might be silver as it was covered in black, but now I think that is dirt. I know it is handmade because there is a mistake in the handle where a hole in one side was cut out, but the metal failed, so other side was punched but not cut. Because of the flaw, the handle remained unfinished. </p><p><br /></p><p>It is 9 1/2 inches long. It weighs 5.6 grams. It has no mark. I'm thinking that there may have been a time where people made stuff like this that would help me date it. Does anyone know?</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]448500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448505[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448509[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KikoBlueEyes, post: 9499317, member: 8363"]I found this clearly handmade spoon with no wear, so probably a project piece or something. At first, I thought it might be silver as it was covered in black, but now I think that is dirt. I know it is handmade because there is a mistake in the handle where a hole in one side was cut out, but the metal failed, so other side was punched but not cut. Because of the flaw, the handle remained unfinished. It is 9 1/2 inches long. It weighs 5.6 grams. It has no mark. I'm thinking that there may have been a time where people made stuff like this that would help me date it. Does anyone know? [ATTACH=full]448500[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448501[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448503[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448504[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448505[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448506[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448507[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448508[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]448509[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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