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Similar in appearance to the covered bowl medicine spoon, the moustache spoon became popular in the mid-Victorian era to protect those large handlebar moustaches from soup. They have a strip of silver across the bowl with the opening to the left-hand side of the bowl - I'm yet to find one to the right-hand side for left-handed men! Spoons can also be used to scoop and move soil, but are usually not as effective as a shovel for this task. Recently, Dr. 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". Pre 1781 - Bottom-marked with only 2 hallmarks (lion passant & Maker). Their date of manufacture can be estimated by their style and where possible from the working period of the silversmith. Early 18th Century teaspoons may only be marked with a maker's mark or sometimes none at all.
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Although there are some similarities, such as their ability to dig and scoop, the materials, sizes, and shapes of the two tools make them best suited for different purposes.The hallmarks on salt spoons from the 18th and early 19th centuries follow the pattern described under theteaspoonsection. The combination of beauty in form and the availability of this type of spoon means that the table spoon is one of the most collectable of flatware items. Originally a multi-purpose item, but also used for serving, or in sets of six as soup spoons. The title of "table" is generally only applied to this size spoon from the end of the 17thCentury, when dessert, tea, basting spoons etc. came into general use. The above photo shows from left to right a table, a dessert and a tea-sized spoon. The mustard spoon is often confused with the salt spoon. The bowl of the mustard spoon is always elongated to form a scoop, whereas the bowl of a salt spoon is round and deep and conveys the salt like a ladle (see photo). Another confusion can be made with the generally bigger egg spoons, this style of egg spoon is particularly numerous amongst Irish marked items. Most examples began life as part of a canteen and follow the form of the patterns, but variations on mainly Birmingham marked pieces, such as engraved decoration and variations in form can be found. They date from about 1760, and have tended to become much smaller in size from the late Victorian era. They have deep sided trough-shaped bowls and should be made of sturdy construction. Interesting variants have a sliding mechanism to help push the cheese on to a plate. Beware ofForgeries: Many 19th century table spoons have been converted to cheese scoops by re-working the bowls, however most are somewhat flimsy and easy to identify. While the handles of a shovel and a spoon are typically constructed from different materials, they are both designed to provide a comfortable grip and make it easier to use the tool.
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These items are distinguished by the elongated scoops, which were used to remove the nutritious marrow from bones. The silver marrow spoon came first (circa 1700), generally table spoon sized with the standard bowl at one end and the scoop at the other (top example in photo).
Mustard Spoon
Condiment spoons have been produced since the late 17th Century and were multi-purpose in use. The earliest types were in the Trefid Pattern with oval bowls. Distinctive salt spoons were produced from the mid-18th Century and can be classified into two main types; ladles and shovels. 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. The earliest form was the shovel, which was produced throughout the 18thCentury. Salt ladles were first made during the rococo period, were cast, and either highly decorative or in the whiplash form popular during the 1750’s. Throughout the 19thCentury they generally have a similar evolution to the mustard spoon, conforming to canteens and becoming smaller in the 20thCentury. It also has a long handle which gives you more leverage when shoveling, making it a great choice for larger projects. This blade is designed for digging and scooping in the ground, making shovels ideally suited for outdoor tasks such as gardening, landscaping, and snow removal. The sharp edge of the blade can also be dangerous if youre not careful, and it can cause serious injury if misused.
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