Early "White star ship line" spoon

[K1DDO1979]

Just dug this and it may be a rarer one. From what I can find its a older first class spoon. Hoping someone can date it. It's made by Ellington & co. and it's has the date letter K which makes it a early one. Thanks for looking! [emoji2]

 

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[K1DDO1979]

Really cool, and historic find there K.
If only you get a whole day in.....

I'm going to give you a banner vote too, the pic for it should be in your post #48 Pic #3.
It's not so much a finds worth here, but the history of it.

Hope you get a day off soon.

Thank you Rick. I agree if it was just a blank spoon it would be a keeper find but not much else. It's where I got it and what it has on it that makes it special! [emoji2]

 

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[K1DDO1979]

I was just taking a look at the dating link you provided. The diamond shaped date lozenge on your spoon according to the site dates your spoon to 1849 which can't be right. The next lozenge shape they supposedly used was a square with the corners clipped. Your other lozenges match this shape and the K in that shape refers to 1871 which I believe is the year the ship was built! But your spoon uses the older diamond shaped lozenge for the date code. Sounds like your spoon has a hallmark variant that is not noted on their site. Interesting stuff.

I agree the k in the diamond had me confused a bit too but the main hallmark for sure puts it past the 1849 and the K puts it made in 1871! [emoji2]

 

[Erik in NJ]

I agree the k in the diamond had me confused a bit too but the main hallmark for sure puts it past the 1849 and the K puts it made in 1871! [emoji2]

Agree--definitely made in 1871 when the ship was built for The White Star Line. It's just interesting that you may have a rare variation of a rare artifact there!

 

[K1DDO1979]

Thanks everyone for their interest and input on the idea of donating it to the ss Atlantic museum. I'm still not sure what I'm going to do yet but I am going to pay them a visit incognito and see what they're like down there before I decide. At most I may lone it to them just in case I change my mind at some point. I'll keep you posted on what happens! [emoji2]

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

That's a beautiful spoon find, makes it that much sweeter when you can pin down the maker and the date!

Just goes to show you that even First Class passengers pinched the silverware!

Dave

PS. Back in 1983, I worked for six months at the Maritime Museum of the Atlantic in the boat building shop. I lived on a Canadian Coast Guard ice breaker next to the museum.