Spoon lovers

[Eagleye]

It's all rained out today so I was going through some of my finds and rediscovered this old hand made spoon I found a little while back, thought someone might find it interesting. Enjoy and good luck with the hunting this weekend

 

[abbynormal]

That's very interesting-- so it's hand made? What kind of metal is that made from? Pewter?

 

[Eagleye]

Definitely looks hand made by all the file marks and if I had to guess I would say it's made from brass, I'm not really familiar with what pewter is like so it's possible.

 

[Eagleye]

I found it at the base of a big old tree at a remote beach

 

[oakhunter27]

cool spoon

 

[OWK]

Interesting spoon.

I would guess it dates to 1800, or just prior. You don't see too many spoons made of anything other than pewter or silver. If it had been made as a cheaper alternative by a silversmith, I would expect it to have been made using dies and techniques that also were used to make silver spoons (in other words, it would look like a silver spoon, only made of base metal). It doesn't.

I would guess then, that it was made by a blacksmith or someone else skilled in metal working, but not an experienced silversmith.

 

[beez0404]

It's old, looks handmade, and has a lot of character. Very nice!