Spoonman !!

[steelheadwill]

Hi All,
I went back to the my old faithful and heavily pounded boatyard,
this time I used the big gun, Coiltek 15", it's a monster, but it really goes deep when you crank up the sens a bit
I like this old piece of silver, found way down in the yellow clay beneath the mud.
No makers mark, no silver or hallmarks,
Just the shield, pair of cornucopias, and a flower.
It has a crude rectangular cross section near the bowl,
and a downturned handle end.
Not slip, trefid, dognose, or hanoverian.
Maybe modern, but with no markings, US made before 1909 anyway.
I've looked at hundreds of patterns trying to date this piece
It is my favorite Silver Spoon dug so far.
Thanks for looking & HH everyone

 

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[testing123]

hey Herbie, that's an awesome looking spoon! Got my fingers crossed that it's OLD

 

[civilman1]

I like spoon's Herbie

 

[VOL1266-X]

That may be your best one yet Herbie!! The style looks more modern than old but someone here will know the age. Hope it's 1880s as it is a dandy. HH, Quindy.

 

[hammered]

Nice spoon Herb , looks early victorian to me, but it's not my area of expertise. Nice find anyway, how deep was it??, that alone makes it a good find



hammered

 

[CMDiamonddawg]

Unique spoon Herb , your right spent a half hour looking at hundreds of spoon designs , got nothing

 

[steelheadwill]

Thanks All!
As far as depth, the clay starts after about 10" of mud, i'd venture a guess at 12-13" down there.
being totally unmarked, probably made by a local SS, thus it's lack of a match on the silver pattern sites.
The style does seem post Hanoverian, so probably fairly modern.
the signs that made me think 'old' was the lack of markings and that crudely rectangular cross section.
1880s or 1950s I still love the simple elegant design
I appreciate your replies, Best digs to you all

 

[ANTIQUARIAN]

Now that's a beautiful spoon Herbie!

Looks like coin silver to me?

I agree with "hammered" (Ian) that it's probably late Victorian in date.

Any silver is good silver man!

Dave

 

[allen]

I like that spoon !!!

 

[saltyshark2002]

Nice spoon,and not all bent up

 

[steelheadwill]

Thanks All,
saltyshark, if you get a bent silver spoon, a little heat & gentle bending can work wonders.
I thought this plow damage example was history

 

[johnnyblaze]

Killer silver spoon Herbie


Nice find


Blaze

 

[Woodland Detectors]

Very nice" poon " Herbie....Must have blown your ears off.

 

[steelheadwill]

Thanks Blaze & Mike,
Mike this spoon was over a foot down in the bottomless mud sections of cob cove,
The deep areas only open at negative tides.
Only gave a peep with the 15" coil, maybe it was vertically oriented, sinking down the path of least resistance..
Love that silver

 

[saltyshark2002]

How much heat would you reccommend?