Deep front rib, c1765 - possibly unique double-tongue drop (see pic); shaded block mono G over I * S on reverse; 8-1/8" in length. Very slight tipwear, otherwise condition is excellent.
Oval-end handle, long drop on bowl back, faint reverse rib, shaded block mono Y over N B on front. Length is 5-1/4". Condition is excellent. Humphreys began his silversmithing career as an apprentice in Wilmington to Bancroft Woodcock, 1765-72.
Prominent front rib, drop on bowl back, shaded block mono ML over W * M over H * K on reverse; 4-1/2" in length. Mark B L in tiny square (1 mm. x 1 mm.). Condition is excellent throughout.
Needels worked in Easton, MD. This piece was made in the 18th-century style -- pointed handle end with a pointed arch drop, and a feathered script mono E C on the handle front. Length is 9-1/4", and condition is quite good.
Oval-end handle, featheredging extending length of handle; webbed shell drop (see pic), short reverse rib, block mono R * A on front; 4-3/8" long. Condition is excellent, shell drop still crisp, mark clear.
Hinckley worked in Barnstable. This piece has a pointed-end handle with a 9-lobe shell drop and with brightcutting half way down the handle. Mono is block A * B in a cartouche on the front. Length is 5-3/8". Condition is fine.
Rare swaging of a flame rising out of a rose growing in a basket (see pic); oval-end handle, short reverse rib, feathered script mono M P on front; 5-1/4" long. Condition is near-mint, bowls unworn, and etcetera.
Downturned fiddle handle, c1840 - pointed shoulders, script mono FR on front; 5-3/8" long. Mark, in serrated rectangle as shown in Cutten, is lightly struck but all letters are there and readable. Bowl has a few shallow teething marks, but otherwise spoon is fine.
