Spoon tested as silver, but . . .

Wow. That's beautiful, Sue!

Mid-40's and a brief afternoon "sun" reprieve from the thick fog from last night. It'll be back later and tomorrow, though.

 

Chance would be a fine thing. LOLOL

 

Here is a photo of the back, and one of the cleaned-up mark.
The light is really bad at night, so sorry.

 

Great photo! The marks do fit with older? The font of the 12 in a circle, the shape of the Augsburg mark...

Here is one from Frankfurt, and the dating is correct, per Tardy, on this one.

http://www.rubylane.com/item/500835-1104/Antique-Jewish-Silver-Spoon-w-Hebrew

 

BTW, I bought a new car today - 2015 Ford Fusion.

 

Congrats on the new car, Sue! Is the back seat big enough for the dog?

 

Yes, but only her! hahaha

Thank you!

 

Thank you Sue!
As for the car . . . let me see if they have a emoticon for "pea green with envy" . . .
heehee

 

Don't be. The end of serious stress. Both of the old cars decided to kick the bucket about the same time. If it wasn't for the loan of one of my Dad's cars this last cpl of weeks, I would have been screwed.

 

Yes, well . . .

 

that's a good lookin car Sue.......drive it in good health !

 

I'd not say the early to mid 18th C date was impossible, or even unlikely. Even though the new pictures show a smooth profile.

 

It's a lancet (lanzett) style spoon, shouldn't date earlier than late 18th century, more common in the first half of the 19th century.

~Cheryl

 

Thank you for the date range.
Still a lot older than I would have ever thought.
Too bad it's not worth much, and that it has some damage.

 

...dog nose, rat tail.... Just what one wants on the dining room table...

 

I have you know that my mother's rat's tail and dog nose surprise was much talked about in our town, when I were a lad.

 

I wouldn't think there was much meat on a rat tail.

 

Eee, lass, compared to the stewed gravel and dirt breadless sandwiches the poor folks ate, it were a real treat. But how we envied the rich folk who got to live in their own dustbins and eat whole rats.

 

Melchisedec beware!

And Af - 30 points if you get the reference!