Just another What is it ?

[ironlord1963]

      O.k. pick this up because the forum came to mind for the what is it game.  Personnally I'm pretty bad at this game, but sure love these thread.  It is silverplate with lots of plate loss, pretty sure a bakelite handle shaped like a sauce or gravy boat, with a strainer at on end. Oh and is 6" long.   Give me some more culture please     Have not found any markings yet.

[KC]

It appears that you have a side handled sauce or gravy boat.  Typically, items with side handles were used in hotels or fine restaurants where the servers would serve the guests.  However, they have been owned by many a fine home.

They are generally wood, ebony.

The strainer on the end helps to prevent "plops"  and splatters as well as strain.

Interesting little item!!!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Well, if you really want to impress your friends with your cultural expertise, I would suggest calling it "Gravy on a Stick".

[cogar]

That's a new one for me.

But it wouldn't work for the wife's sausage gravy. 

[KC]

Ironlord, I actually have a teapot from the late 1800's or very early 1900's (believe D&B narrowed it down to 1906 time) that is also a side handled silverplate item.  Mine was used either on a ship or a hotel with the name
Alexandria that were from that time.  It has the name Alexandria on it with 2 women in Greek-style flowing clothing.  There was a fine hotel in CA during that time which is no longer there but was very regal in it's day....and there was a ship (which is no longer among us) with the same name (US Navy - that had unmarked naval items during the time period -  that were used for the officers of the ship)

[talesofthesevenseas]

Don't forget that there is also Alexandria Egypt, and that the rulers of ancient Alexandria were Greeks (hence naming the city for Alexander the Great) and Egypt was occupied by the British in the early 1900's, around the time D&B placed your teapot.

[KC]

Oooohhhhh...have to look into that one!

[ironlord1963]

Ohh  I like.   is the handle metal too?  Also is it marked?

[KC]

Ironlord, the handle is wooden and well loved (worn).  Reed & Barton instituted date marks in the 1920's on holloware to help date the pieces.  This does not have a date mark.  I just found (for the first time) a creamer and sugar on Replacements!  http://www.replacements.com/webquote/RDSALE.htm

The markings on the underside are:
     Reed & Barton
    Silver Soldered
        066 - H
          2 P
     Alexandria
           D
Sideways Unidentifiable mark and either a 77 or ll under it.  On the other end a C C very faint

[talesofthesevenseas]

So Alexandria is the pattern name then. Good to know!

[KC]

Yes, but I believe they were commissioned/custom-made from all the information I can gather!

[talesofthesevenseas]

Way cool! 

[KC]

Interesting ad that just appeared in Williams Sonoma....the style is coming back with the side handle on the chocolate pot!