Sweet Colonial Tombac Find, and a Perfect Spear Point

[FoundInNC]

Today I went to a 1750s site in Mebane. I dug three keepers. My best find is debatable. I got a really neat tombac item. The reason that it is so cool is because it has an American flag cast onto it, with THIRTEEN STARS! That dates it to 1777-1795, or the years of use of the thirteen star flag! What the item is, i do not know! So, please help if you can on that. My second awesome find was not metallic! It was a spear point that popped out of the hole while digging a plowpoint! How old is it? My last neat find was a very early coffin style brass spoon. The makers mark is hard to read. Help with my ID please! Thanks for looking, enjoy the pictures!

 

[Erik in NJ]

I do buddy,This one shows the shoulders you ask about dating 1820ish.....................
1- http://www.pewterbank.com/Spoons_..articles..13.pdf
2- http://www.bexfield.co.uk/thefinial/pdf/15-04.pdf
3- Pewter at Colonial Williamsburg - John D. Davis - Google Books
Take Care,
Pete,

Thanks for all of the great links Pete! The silverware with "shoulders" are quite interesting as it seems they came and went during a somewhat narrow window. I came across an interesting link discussing the evolution of the shoulders the other day. I'll have so see if I can find it again.

Here's a pic of one I found recently: