STUFFING SPOON, Wm Gale & Co., NYC (c. 1868)

Coin silver stuffing spoon, William Gale & Co., New York City (c. 1868), 12-3/4" long, full French tipt bowl, Josephine pattern, Gothic monogram "M" on front, marked "Wm GALE & SON" incuse and "WG&S" incuse vertically in punch and "1868" in diamond-shaped punch, later marked "STERLING" in rectangular punch