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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 361348, member: 111&quot;]Have had quite a few of these over the years and still have three or four packed away somewhere (though this is my first enamel), and have a weakness for the twist-stem Scandinavian spoons, especially Norwegian, but have never really found the roots of that looped stem, and don&#039;t believe I&#039;ve seen any examples earlier than the last few decades of the 19th century.&nbsp; Was told decades ago that it was a common wedding gift, and have heard the same since, with one Norwegian lady telling me a little verse that might be included, &quot;The path of love may be twisted, but the end is sweet.&quot;&nbsp; They look odd (and have seen quite a few that someone &#039;straightened&#039;), but they actually feel comfortable in the hand - the bowls are in the shape of a birch leaf, with some also having leaf shaped dangles (not exclusive to this form).</p><p><br /></p><p>This is an old and not very good quality picture of two variants:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]123477[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>1902 ad from Norsk Filigransfabrik mentioning &#039;national designs&#039; and showing a looped sugar spoon:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]123478[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Regarding Bart, Lisa, and the lovely Mama-Kitty - they are all healthy and happy, joined by a sweet, and now quite chubby, tabby tom formerly known as Fat-headed Uncle, renamed Uncle Joe (he&#039;s a movin&#039; kind of slow at the junction - Petticoat Junction).&nbsp; Will take some new pics when I get a chance...</p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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