Spatulate-end fiddle handle with flared shoulders; full-name mono on the front, S.M. Stewart in feathered script. Length is 6", condition is excellent, no tipwear at all. The Phinney & Mead partnership lasted from 1850-57 (see David Perrin's book on Vermont silversmiths).

Double-swell forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, script mono A M B on reverse. Length is 7-1/2". Weight is 27 grams, just shy of 1 T oz. Condition is near-mint.

Classic coffin-end spoon with incised pointed arch drop, feathered script S A L on front of handle; 5-5/8" long. Test nick on handle, otherwise fine.

By C, Jordan Thorne. Taylor Publishing Co., NY, 1949. One of the early compilations of makers and marks, nearly 3500 in all. Line drawings of forms and marks. Plates of representative examples; 6.5" x 9.25", 289 pages. Condition: very good. Dust jacket good, some fraying and loss.

By Margaret Holland, published by David & Charles, 1971. An account of English Provincial Silver with sections on Ireland, Scotland and Wales; 49 line drawings of marks, 39 plates 3 maps; 5-1/2" x 8-1/2"; 240 pages, including bibliography and index. Condition fine. Dust jacket fine.

Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, drop, feathered script C.J.L. on front; 6" long. Condition is excellent, bowl tip unworn.

Coffin-fiddle handles, small square shoulders, shaded block mono N A on front; 5-1/4" long, excellent. Note sharply pointed bowl tips.

Marked by S.E. Bailey -- double-swell fiddle handles, flared shoulders, script mono G. Cays on front; 7-1/2" long. Both in excellent condition.

Downturned fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono O B on front; 8-1/2" long, weight at 38 grams. Overall condition is fine, mark is excellent.

Coffin-fiddle handle, c1810-15 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono G on front, date 1802 on reverse (perhaps G's date of birth). Length is 5-1/4", with Enoch's typical elongated handle. Condition is excellent, extended bowl tip unworn.

Pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, script mono M A on front; 8-1/2" long, a bit over 1 T oz. Condition is excellent. Marked with Whiting lion, COIN and by the retailer, Bassett & Elliott. The pinched-wast fiddle originated in the Midwest, probably with the Kinsey boys or Duhme, yet examples by Whiting are fairly common. Why? One suggestion is that Whiting's manufacturing and sales organization could out-compete the local companies.

Forward-tipt fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono M.R. Williams on front; 8-3/4" long, 1-1/4 T oz. Condition is excellent. Almond Smith Devondorf is listed as a merchant in Galesburg. A coin silver spoon from Illinois is a relative rarity.