Why to Collect Spoons

          What is a Spoon?

• utensil for eating sloppy food
• a reason to collect hallmarks
• historical reference point for social or political change
  
  
  

  
  

  Why Collect Antique Silver Spoons?

•  beautiful object
•  rare or missing pieces
•  satisfaction of completing a collection
•  collecting hallmarks
•  research
•  a sound financial investment
•  use! 

         Type of Collections

General

fancy spoon (common collection)

Early 

before 18th century spoon (valuable collection)

Form 

style or pattern -building a canteen (Apostle Spoons)

Type 

Condiment Spoon(cheap and easy to find)

Sugar Tongs
(cheap and easy to find)

Caddy Spoon
(not uncommon but expensive)

Basting Spoons(not uncommon but expensive)

Medicine Spoon
(rare and expensive)

Mote Spoon
(rare and expensive)

Cocktail Spoon
(under-priced)

Origin

Chicago

Austrialia

Brighton

Olanda

Ladysmith Natal - South Africa

Singapore

Stratford Ontario

Maker

Paul Storr

Hester Bateman

Date

(to read more and reference: http://www.antiquesilverspoons.co.uk/Collecting%20spoons.htm)