By KC & IronLord's Request: My Grandmother's Spoon Collection

[ironlord1963]

You have a Monticello 

http://www.replacements.com/webquote/LUSMON.htm

Looks like I need a harder one 

[ironlord1963]

   Had to look to see if I could find out what kind of spoon, it is called a sm. Sugar Shifter, almost at the bottom of the list, non available, Some really high priced flatware items here.  Nice Spoon for sure.

[KC]

Found the pierced spoon above!!

MONTICELLO (STERLING,1908,MONOGRAMS) by LUNT SILVER, Sterling [LUSMON1]    Pattern #: 1908
On Replacements with monogram and without.
http://www.replacements.com/webquote/LUSMON1.htm

Funny thing is that the piercing on your bowl is totally different than any piercing on the pieces they have.  If you know anything about tea/mote spoons, yours has the typical/finer markings for that.  It could also be a pierced nut spoon or sugar spoon.  (Example of their piercing for this pattern: http://images.replacements.com/images/images5/flatware/L/lunt_monticello_sterling_1908_pierced_tablespoon_serving_spoon_P0000052773S0103T2.jpg  I am leaning to the tea items of tea/mote spoon or sugar spoon!




NOTE:  I now see that Ironlord beat me to the draw!  Doggone it!  Good job Ironlord!  I started at the bottom of the list.

Word for the wise that I need to mention....This silver manufacturer (as well as others) ended up having patterns that were so very popular that they made them into silver plate and stainless as well.  So, if you are ever looking to identify a sterling pattern and the manufacturer has silver plate and stainless listed - look at them all.  Company's like Replacements only list pics that they know for sure were manufactured and they may have not seen a sterling like yours (or reverse this theory to the other items).

[talesofthesevenseas]

Interesting. Not only is the piercing different, but the bowl itself is a completely different shape. The bowl is very round (not elongated and pointed like theirs) and it is also unusually deep, about half an inch I think. I'll post a side profile pic and some details of the bowl. It doesn't look like a spoon that would go in your mouth, but sifting sugar, scooping nuts or stiring something else would make perfect sense. Sifting seems very likely to me. My guess is that this is the Monticello pattern but that this is some kind of small, personal serving spoon rather than an eating spoon.

[KC]

Here is a Lunt Monticello sugar spoon - w/no piercings and the round bowl.
http://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/e-sterling-sugar-serving-spoon-monticello-by-1

Here, the pic of it.


Pierced olive spoon

[talesofthesevenseas]

That's it! It's a sugar spoon then, mine looks exactly like the one on top. Here's the side pic so you can see the depth of the bowl. The quarter is for size comparison.

[Dean Perdue]

Great collection and history.I like how you and Wendy177 have the memories tying these items to your grandmothers.Makes me wonder how many of us are into antiques because of childhood memories dealing with our grandparents.
Nice to see these in appreciative hands.

[talesofthesevenseas]

Here is a spoon I could really use some help on. This is the unidentified "Mystery Spoon" that has an unknown monogram. If we can ID this monogram, I may be able to attribute it to someone in the family. Below are the spoon, the monogram and the only marking on it.

I think the monogram is P.A.G or T.A.G.? Any thoughts? I suspect that this is going to be one of those monograms that has the surname in the center which would make this an Adams spoon. We don't have any G surnames.

Here's a good book from 1912 with script and monogram examples throughout:
http://books.google.com/books?id=0akaAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_v2_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false

This book from 1912 has some examples for reading script monograms. Go to the end of the book and click the previous page button (left facing arrow) 25 times. The pages are unnumbered.
http://books.google.com/books?id=VIcZAAAAYAAJ&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_book_other_versions#v=onepage&q&f=false

[KC]

Looks like PAP to me! 

I am betting the A is for the last name - it seems a little more pronounced.  It was very common to do initials that way.
It could have belonged to a relatives dear friend....upon their death or moving gave it to you relative.  This was a gesture of true friendship!  I know that we got several teaspoons with other initials from my grandmother's collection. (She was not the type to "5 finger discount" anything either!)

Another idea is that times were hard during/after the depression and people had to sell their prized pieces.  Others purchased as their new prize.  This may be how it got in the collection as well.

The hunt is on......

[sapphire]

Me thinks KC has got it ! 



Excuse the non-caffeinated writing.

[talesofthesevenseas]

We do have a surname Perkins, I had thought that right side letter was a G since it is larger than the P, but maybe not. I need to start hunting for some Phoebes, Pauls, Peters or Phyllis' etc. in the family that could explain the initials. This should be a family member, but I expect it's going to be a sister, aunt or something like that, since it doesn't seem to match anyone in my direct line.

[Texasbadger]

What I want to know is how many seized ships did it take to get all that booty?

[talesofthesevenseas]

Arrr... Ye be askin' a pirate to COUNT?!!! I be numerically challenged, due to havin' a hook at the end o' me sleeve, severely impedin' the number o' ships a pirate can count on one hand!

[Texasbadger]

Now I see why they are all spoons, alot easier to eat with than a knife and fork when you have a shortage of hands.

[KC]

Ya'll are toooooo funny!!!!

Thought of you when I was looking through my old bottles section and this came up!  No old but funny!  Lots of pirate stuff!

http://www.squidoo.com/Piratesgifts