Croquette Servers

This is a rare but practical piece - a Croquette Server. In the Northeastern United States, Croquettes were used as a way to serve leftover ham. But in the South, typical Croquettes were Salmon Croquettes. I could find very few examples of this utensil, and the ones I found were from extremely old patterns. These three patterns all date back to the 1800's. Later on, one would see the term "Croquette server" lumped under the description of the Tomato Server or the Asparagus Server (non-hooded). No longer was it a unique utensil. It's duty merely assigned elsewhere.

Shown in Medallion by Gorham (8 3/4 inches)

Shown in New Queens by Durgin (6 5/8 inches)

Shown in Ivy by Gorham (9 3/8 inches)

A Variety of Servers

Just a variety of different serving pieces that are a little different and fairly ornate. Some of these patterns, such as Scroll, New Art, Poppy, and Six Flowers are not as popular and therefore nice to see samples of their pieces.

Trout Server shown in Olympian by Tiffany (11 1/14 inches)

Waffle Server shown in Labors of Cupid by Dominick and Haff 

Pie Knife shown in New Art by Durgin (10 1/2 inches)

Ice Cream Server in Chrysanthemum by Durgin  (10 5/8 inches)

Sugar Shell Spoon shown in Poppy by Paye and Baker (5 1/2 inches)

Cinderella by Gorham

This pattern was introduced by Gorham in 1925 and discontinued in 1991. The original Gorham catalog described it as "a pattern of compelling beauty". There is an acanthus leaf design on both sides and it is decorated with an oval and flowers.

Salad Fork (6 1/2 inches)

Baked Potato Fork (7 1/4 inches)

Ice Cream Fork (5 1/4 inches)

Gumbo Soup Spoon (6 7/8 inches)