silver spoon

[creade]

Dug up this nice silver spoon today. Also dug up 2 buckles (1 silver) along with a horseshoe.

 

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[wkrp43]

Nice...congrats found my first spoon the other day

 

[Evolution]

Nice spoon. Anything silver is always a good find. Can we see the buckles too?

 

[myfantasia1]

Silver yeah,

 

[pong12211]

Life is good when your digging silver.. Congrats..

 

[Argentium]

Thats a lot of silver in one fell swoop ! Still waiting to find my first silver spoon - very nice find !

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Should be a manufactures name on the back of the spoon.. What does it say?

 

[creade]

Shreve,crump and low

 

[Evolution]

Shreve,crump and low

Sounds like the name of a rap group...

 

[creade]

It does

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Ok.. I am trying too date your spoon for you. Does the rest of the back look like this?

 

[creade]

No patent number,it just says sterling then shreve, crump and low

 

[HutSiteDigger]

John McFarlan in 1796 owned a workshop right across from Paul Reveres house and thru out the 19th century the company grew rapidly. In 1869 they changed the name of the company from Shreve Stanwood & Co too Shreve, Crump and Low ! The spoon you have dates somewhere from the 1880s-very early 20th c.

 

[creade]

Just a update on the spoon. They didn't put a patent on the spoon the first few years,so that would date this close to 1880

 

[hunterray2002]

Must be the season for spoons. I have picked up two so far in the past 3 mnths. Very nice find.,

 

[HutSiteDigger]

Just a update on the spoon. They didn't put a patent on the spoon the first few years,so that would date this close to 1880

In 1872 there was a fire in the company building and I believe they started making silverware again in about 1874 or 75.. So, it could date a few years prior too to 1880 or even in the time line of 1869-1872 prior to the fire. Figured the patent dates started in about 1895-1905 period but I am more knowledgeable on William Rogers silverware than S.C. & L

 

[steelheadwill]

Love silver flatware
SCL was a hi end retailer of jewelery, flatware, even linens and antiques.
Much SCL silver was manufactured to their specs by other firms.
I can't track the pattern, have you ID'd it ? Great Find! Would like to see your buckles too

 

[fredinbelize]

Great find

 

[creade]

I can't find the pattern ,I can only find patterns as old as 1905. Those also have a patent number on the back. After talking with someone that has dealt with this, it wasn't unusual to see no patent for the first few years

 

[MUD(S.W.A.T)]

ohh, that's a nice one !!
Keep @ It and HH !!