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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Dover, post: 194934, member: 3601&quot;]Hello! These spoons belonged to my great-grandmother. The story goes that as a child she received a spoon every year on her birthday. On the back of each one of these spoons is an engraved date, one for every year 1903 through 1914. Also on the back of the spoons are markings of an eagle, R, and lion, that I&#039;ve identified as Reed and Barton, under it &quot;PAT.APPVD.FOR&quot;, and next to it, &quot;STERLING&quot;. The first one, dated 1903, is bigger than the rest. I have also found a duplicate spoon dated 1913 that seems to have been cleaned, maybe it was a sibling&#039;s... Anyway, any identification, information and answers about these spoons would be appreciated so much. Thank you!</p><p><br /></p><p>The first image is of the set. I don&#039;t know if this is the original holder, or even if this is the complete set.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]55285[/ATTACH] </p><p>The second and third images are close-ups of the front and back of some of the spoons. The dates on these three are engraved in different ways from each other.[ATTACH=full]55286[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]55287[/ATTACH] </p><p>The final image is a close up of the back of the duplicate 1913 spoon, on this one the markings are easiest to read.[ATTACH=full]55288[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>So a couple of specific questions: From what I can see, these spoons seem to have more of a tarnish than a patina. Since I don&#039;t plan on selling them, should I polish them? I have a new container of Wright&#039;s Silver Cream but I can always return it to get a more antique friendly polish if that exists. What is the value of this set? Why is the first spoon big and why are the dates engraved differently? Any information on these spoons is welcome, thank you for looking![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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