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jocott@webtv.net Posts: 4 |
posted 02-24-2000 03:38 PM
  
I have what I believe is a coin silver spoon. It is 6-1/2" long, the top has the fiddle pattern, the bowl is shovel shaped. The back is marked: Wm. H. Crowell (in a rectangle punch) and the monarch's head facing to the right in an oval punch. Thanks. IP: Logged |
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Brent Posts: 1507 |
posted 03-02-2000 10:06 PM
It certainly sounds like coin silver. Unfortunately the name William H. Crowell doesn't show up in any of the handy references. That isn't too surprising, though. A lot of coin silver makers and retailers are still unrecorded, despite decades of scholarship. Maybe you can be the one to identify him! If it has a history of local ownership, or you have some idea where it came from, check out old business directories for the area, say from 1820-1850. I had some luck in Wisconsin identifying silver by looking at the Jeweler listings in old Milwaukee city directories. Good luck! By the way, the shovel shaped bowl probably means it was made to sprinkle sugar. Salt shovels, which are smaller, are fairly common. Sugar shovels are more unusual. [This message has been edited by Brent (edited 03-02-2000).] IP: Logged |
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bascall Posts: 1629 |
posted 06-14-2012 12:59 PM
Very old post! It's just a possibility but, William H Crowell appears in the 1845 Hartford, Connecticut business directory as a silversmith. No business address is given. IP: Logged |
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