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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 350126, member: 111&quot;]Nice, Jeff!&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Don&#039;t have many of my souvenir spoon books available at the moment, but can give you a bit of info (if you don&#039;t already have it).</p><p><br /></p><p>There were numerous Columbian Exposition spoons, most without any authorization from fair officials, but your spoon, was made by Alvin,&nbsp; and designed by Wm. H. Jamouneau (President of Alvin) and Justus Verschuur, the patent #D22499, issued June 6, 1893, was assigned to B.F. Norris, Alister &amp; Co., Chicago wholesale jewelers who held the concession for the &#039;official&#039; spoon, though a few other spoons were sanctioned by particular exhibits.</p><p><br /></p><p>Am sure&nbsp; the U.S. Sterling mark was intended to deceive - and the mark on the Buffalo Pan-Am silverplate spoon may also be for U.S. Sterling Co., or it might be the United States Silver Co., though that firm is usually referenced as dating no earlier than the 1940s, have had some doubt about that over the years, just never really took the time to research - my favorite Buffalo Pan-Am spoon, with well-worn plating, has a bison pictured in a frying pan shaped bowl, was made by the same company.</p><p><br /></p><p>Have always liked the Washington Masonic sword spoon (Oct. 3, 1911 patent #D41815), and that really nice figural Teddy Roosevelt Rough Rider spoon, can&#039;t see the mark, but want to say it was made by Shepard?</p><p><br /></p><p>Love the little spoons with the applied seashells, etc., and have a couple of similar spoons in my collection too.&nbsp; The Knickerbocker spoon with the sturgeon (Albany beef), patent #D20948, issued July 21, 1891, was designed by Benjamin Marsh and sold at his Albany jewelry store, Marsh &amp; Hoffman.</p><p><br /></p><p>Post some more when you can, always happy to see nice spoons...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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