Just a Spoon.

Just a spoon.

Or so I thought.

Awhile back, I was given a vintage spoon to research,  I found the spoon on the internet and in the process discovered a lot about spoons and silver in general!

http://www.hoardersworld.co.uk/elizabethan-tudor-spoon-c1500-in-fine-english-pewter-293-p.asp

  I have never really thought about the parts of a spoon before, but this particular spoon had a makers mark on the “drop” or “neck”, so I went looking for the makers mark first and when that dead ended, I began trying to think of other ways to approach this task.  While trying to find words to put into the computer to help locate this spoon, I decided to dissect the spoon into parts.  The following is what I found:

courtesy photo

A - bowl tip or rim

B - bowl

C - drop or neck

D - shoulder or heel

E - stem or transition

F - handle or thread

G – terminal or tip

This diagram of spoon gave me the era in which my spoon might have been made.

This is a diagram of the parts of a knife.

So, next time you start to take a bite of your cereal, remember...

Sometimes, even a spoon is more than just a spoon. 

Leave us a comment and tell us what items have taught you 

"There's more here than meets the eye". 

Next time you want to identify a piece of silver the information will all be in one spot and your search will be shorter. 

Happy Hunting.

-The GA Gang