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Additionally, spoons are not as durable as shovels and can be easily bent or broken if not handled properly. Ladles are distinguished by their deep round or oval bowls (see above photo), whereas shovels have flat oblong bowls with sides either wholly or partly along two edges. Shovels are usually made from metal, such as steel or aluminum, although some are made from plastic or wood. It is most commonly used for digging, turning soil, and scooping up dirt, gravel, or other materials.

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A shovel has a wide, flat blade that is usually curved slightly at the end to make digging easier, while a spoon has a round bowl-shaped cavity.

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Shovels have a wide, flat blade with a sharp edge that helps to scoop up material and move it around. They have been manufactured from the late 17thCentury onwards with the first examples being the Canon handled type, and ever since they have followed the form of the standard patterns.Being so widely produced there are many examples of the standard patterns, especially Old English and Fiddle patterns, therefore the market tends to revolve around decorative examples or rare and unusual marks. The ladle shaped sifter spoon can be found in much more varied styles than its sauce, soup and saltcousins. Spoons can also be used to scoop and move soil, but are usually not as effective as a shovel for this task.

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The most likely use however was to skim the surface of tea with the pierced bowl to remove the floating solids (motes) and to use the pointed terminal of the stem to poke inside the spout to remove blockages. Their intended use was for serving pickles and chutneys, but as with all spoons they are multi-functional. The bowls are elaborately embossed with fruits, the stems are often engraved and are either wholly or partly gilded to protect the silver from the corrosive effects of fruit acids.

David Shlosberg has discovered that the true name for these implements in the 18th Century was tea tongs - his findings can be read in his book "Eighteenth Century Silver Tea Tongs". Throughout the 19thCentury they generally have a similar evolution to the mustard spoon, conforming to canteens and becoming smaller in the 20thCentury.