Marking on butter knife?

[oddcoins]

Hello!

Can anyone tell me anything about this butter knife that I recently dug in Clinton Kentucky while I was on vacation there?

Looks to be silver, but it isn't marked. The only marking is "R & W. W."

What do these initials stand for? How old is it?

THANKS!
Neil McElroy
Eugene Oregon

 

[DigIron2]

R@W Wilson "Philadelphia"Silver Company.Your Knife was probably made in the first half of the 19th century.Nice find

 

[oddcoins]

Oh yeah! VERY COOL!! Thanks for the info!

 

[DigIron2]

no problem.HH