These 8 7/8" serving spoons are in excellent condition. There are no bowl dents or wear. The mark is "N. Harding & Co." for Newell Harding, Boston, Ca 1850.
These serving spoons are 8 1/2" and in good condition. There are some bowl dents but the bowl wear is minimal. They are marked "Bigelow Bros & Kennard" and "Pure coin". Boston, Ca 1845/50.
These 4 serving spoons range in size from 8 1/4" to 8 3/4" and all are in excellent condition. There are no dents or bowl wear. From left to right: "C. Blakeslee" - unknown, "S.D. Brower & Son" - Troy & Albany, NY, Wood & Hughes, sterling, NY, NY and "King & Bro", unknown. All except the sterling one date around 1850. The Wood & Hughes one is around 1870.
This lovely set of dinner forks are almost 7 5/8" and in excellent condition. There are no bends or breaks and the tines have almost no wear. The pattern is crisp. I think this pattern was made by Wood & Hughes and are marked "I. Stein" incuse who I am sure was the retailer, although I can't find reference to him. New York, ca 1850/55.
These two coin silver teaspoons are by Newburyport Ma. The Theophilus Bradbury one is 6" with no shoulders and an incised V drop. The mark is mark (a) on page 31 of "Simple Elegance Generations of Newburyport Silversmiths". The smaller one is 5 1/8" and has small squared shoulders. It is marked "N & T Foster" for Nathanial and Thomas Foster. See (a) on page 40 in the above book. Both are in excellent condition with no dents or bowl wear.
This is a mixed lot of Pennsylvania teaspoons. The 2 on the left (different) are by John Shaffner of Lancaster, Pa and marked "J. Shaffner" and "standard". The funky center one is by Joseph Shoemaker of Philadelphia and marker "J. Shoemaker". The 4th is by A,A. Henderson and marked "A. Henderson" in script and has a shell on the back of the bowl. The 5th one is by John Fries and marked "J. Fries". The Shoemaker spoon has slight bowl wear and ...click for details
This is a nice set of 7 3/8" coin dinner forks. The condition is excellent with almost no tine wear and no bends or repairs. I don't know the pattern name but it is a New England pattern very similar to another pattern from Philadelphia. (See item 8017). They are marked "Smith & Chamberlain" and "Pure Coin", from Salem, Ma. Ca 1855.
This is a nice set of 4 7" dinner forks in excellent condition. The tines are not overly worn and there are no bends or repairs. The pattern is "Tuscan". They are marked "G. Harbottle" and "Auburn" for Auburn, NY. Ca 1850/55.
This is a nice set of 6, 6" teaspoons. The condition is good with minimal denting, no bowl wear or bends. They are marked "H.R. Smith & Co" and "Coin". I am unable to find Mr. Smiths location. Ca 1860/65.
An excellent set of 6 5 7/8" teaspoons, there is no bowl wear or dents. They are marked "J. C. Hanna N.C". Hold on, isn't that for North Carolina? No, it's for New Castle, Pa. Ca 1845/55.
