Retailed by Hyde & Bettys in Auburn, NY. Forward-tipt fiddle handle, high flared shoulders, feathered script I E W on front; 5-3/8". Condition is excellent.

Typical midwest pinched-waist fiddle handles, pointed shoulders, feathered script mono JMcA on one pair, BNA on the other pair. Length is 7-3/8", weight is 4.5 Troy oz. Condition is near mint, extended bowl tips unworn.

Pinched-waist fiddle handle, pointed shoulders, script mono J L on front; 5-11/16" long, 3 Troy oz. One of the handles appears to have been chewed on, otherwise condition is excellent, extended tips unworn.

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.

Downturned fiddle handle, no shoulders, long drop on bowl back, reverse tipt; 9" in length, 57 grams in weight, just short of 2 T oz. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tip unworn, Warner's DW mark is described in Deerfield Silver and shown on-line, which can be reached by googling American Silversmiths.

Downturned fiddle handle, c1815 -- square shoulders, oval drop on bowl back, feathered script mono E L on front; 5-3/4". Condition is excellent.

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.

Downturned fiddle handle, large square shoulders, faint incised pointed-arch drop on bowl back, reverse tipt, ornate feathered script mono P M M J on front; 9-1/2" in length, 2 T oz. in weight. Condition is excellent throughout.

Pinched-waist fiddle handle, c1850 -- pointed shoulders, feathered script mono A on front; 9-1/8" long, 11.5 T oz. Condition is excellent.

Downturned fiddle handle, flared shoulders, reverse tipt, feathered script mono J A C on front; 8-1/2" long, weighs 1.5 T Oz. Condition is excellent. McGrew tentatively attributes the manufacturer's marks - lion, star and D -- to Nelson Haight, also of Newburgh.

Downturned fiddle handle, c1850 -- square shoulders, drop on bowl back, reverse tipt, gothic mono C on front; 6-1/2" long, 1-1/2" round bowl, good weight. Condition is near-mint.

Early downturned fiddle handles, no shoulders, prominent crescent drop on bowl back, feathered script mono M B C L on front. Length is 8-3/4". Weight is 3 T oz. 8 dwt. Condition is near-mint, extended bowl tips unworn.