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algomaangel Posts: 10 |
posted 11-03-2003 07:55 PM
  
[01-1294] The spoon is flat and engraved almost like a mini cake server, and it is marked Slater Bros. EP. Who were they? IP: Logged |
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Patrick Vyvyan Posts: 640 |
posted 11-04-2003 08:05 AM
A possibility for Slater Bros is a Sheffield, England, firm of cutlers in business c.1850 to c.1920. IP: Logged |
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June Martin Forum Master Posts: 1343 |
posted 11-05-2003 09:17 PM
Looks like a pie server to me. What are the dimensions? Your piece is silverplate as indicated by the EP which stands for electroplated. IP: Logged |
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algomaangel Posts: 10 |
posted 11-07-2003 11:27 AM
The handle of the spoon is about 4 inches long, the bowl of the spoon about 2 and a half inches and the width of the bowl of the spoon is about 2 inches. Although it looks like a cake server to me too, isn't it too small for that? IP: Logged |
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Dale Posts: 2132 |
posted 11-07-2003 12:10 PM
The pattern is of a type I have seen with a variety of marks. It generally seems to be associated with Northern Europe. The shape of the blade is also one seen in work from that region. It seems these are made and marked by retailers and wholesalers. Sometimes the mark is even in Cyrillic. Nice item of obscure origin. IP: Logged |
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Kimo Posts: 1652 |
posted 11-07-2003 04:14 PM
It looks like it could be used for something really specialized like serving small flat things like tomato slices, cucumber slices, petit fours, hors d'oeuvres, chocolates, etc. Silverware makers used to make up all kinds of highly specialized pieces to sell to people for them to add to their silverware sets. Sometimes it seems to me as if they were trying to eventually have a different piece of silverware for serving and eating every kind of food. [This message has been edited by Kimo (edited 11-07-2003).] IP: Logged |
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algomaangel Posts: 10 |
posted 11-07-2003 05:17 PM
Thank you to everyone for the information they have given, it is much appreciated! K. IP: Logged |
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