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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 4480216, member: 111&quot;]Gotta respect a spoon that firmly states its use, I&#039;ve seen the old Breyer&#039;s promotional spoons before, but can&#039;t recall ever seeing this piece, made by the fairly obscure early 20th century New York manufacturer E.M. Weinberg &amp; Co., their &#039;Three&#039; pattern - some plating wear, but couldn&#039;t pass it up:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/weinberg-ice-cream-spoon-1-1-jpg.388960/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/weinberg-ice-cream-spoon-3-1-jpg.388961/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>When I wrapped and packed up the silver from my house, left my flatware service and a bunch of serving pieces in their chest, when I looked inside recently, there was quite a bit of tarnish, so I polished it all, including the three berry spoons that were my first serving pieces, picked up at the flea market frequented when I was a teenager.&nbsp; Frank Smith engraved, unnamed Knowles, Blackinton &#039;Verona&#039;:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/spoons-3-from-my-teens-1-1-jpg.388991/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>Silver, all bright and shiny:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/international-spring-glory-service-misc-serving-01-1-jpg.388988/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>A grouping of some of my late 19th-early 20th century plique-à-jour spoons - Norwegian, American, and two likely German:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/plique-a-jour-spoons-2-1-jpg.388962/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some American &#039;love&#039; spoons with heart-shaped bowls and twist stems, the three at top center plique-à-jour (also in pic above):</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/heart-bowl-love-spoons-american-1-1-jpg.388963/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>Some Navajo salt spoons, the two mid 20th century shaker/sifter spoons at the bottom by cousins George Kee and Kenneth Begay for White Hogan shop:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/navajo-salt-spoons-mine-1-1-jpg.388964/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/navajo-salt-spoons-mine-2-1-jpg.388965/?temp_hash=794bf1c9c51f658f4067d710721fba0c" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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