Providence silver spoon marked Henry T. Brown

This is a transitional mark between the start-up Gorham Co. & Brown in 1856 and the present-day Tilden-Thurber Co. The corporate name was changed to Henry T. Brown in 1878, and 2 years later Tilden-Thurber was formed. The history is contained in Rainwater's "Encyclopedia" in the T-T entry. Description of this spoon is as follows: double-swell fiddle handle, flared shoulders, feathered script mono PJW on the front, 6-1/8" long, and in excellent condition. It probably is an interesting piece for collectors of RI silver marks.