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ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-24-2011 09:30 AM This is the first pewter spoon that I have ever bought as the word “CENT¯Y” on the front of the spoon together with the two x’s intrigued me. Does anyone have any idea as to whether this was the name of the owner of the spoon or the maker’s name? The patina is very attractive and mostly likely I will not clean it except with a little soap and water. IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-24-2011 09:32 AM The same shop that had the pewter spoon had this interesting spatula. This is a hand wrought iron piece that probably was made to use as a small spatula. I do look for pieces of this type, but rarely find one that has a maker’s name on it. I assume E. Felder was the maker. It also has the number 16 on the reverse so the maker must have made spatulas of various sizes. I think this is a particularly graceful one and plan, if we can find the right food, to use it as a small server – probably something E. Felder would not have thought anyone in their right mind would want to do. I do think that the blade is wide enough to pick up some foods. IP: Logged
Polly Posts: 1970 Registered: Nov 2004	posted 11-24-2011 10:53 AM I would assume, though without proof, that "XX CENT'Y" refers to the 20th century. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 11-24-2011 11:13 AM Your spatula is a mason's fine work trowel. IP: Logged
ahwt Posts: 2334 Registered: Mar 2003	posted 11-24-2011 11:50 AM Thanks Polly, I think the mystery is solved. Maybe it was made for a reenactment of some type. I wish the maker had put it mark on it. Wev I think we will need to find some grainy food for the towel. Maybe some caviar. I also found some hand wrought calipers in the same shop. I don’t think I will find a food use for them, but these handmade objects just fascinate me and I love the surface texture. We are off to a daughter’s home for Thanksgiving dinner. Hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving. IP: Logged
wev Moderator Posts: 4121 Registered: Apr 99	posted 11-24-2011 11:54 AM Grits? Nice calipers IP: Logged
Scott Martin Forum Master Posts: 11520 Registered: Apr 93	posted 11-24-2011 05:31 PM calipers or maybe large sugar loaf lifter IP: Logged

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