Rambler Rose by Towle

Harold E. Nock designed Rambler Rose for Towle in 1937. As best as I can tell, the pattern was not discontinued until 1937.  The simple design has a row of rose buds and leaves that run down the stem of the piece from the terminal, starting in a pattern a third of the width of the stem. That pattern narrows until  before it reaches the shoulder where there is no design. The very tip of the terminal is adorned with a tight blossom or two.



Salad Fork  (6 5/8 inches)


Short Handle Pickle Fork


Bon Bon Spoon (4 7/8 inches)

Hollow Handle Butter Spreader (6 1/8 inches)

Old Rose by Fessenden

Another Rose pattern, this one, Old Rose by Fessenden. I found conflicting information about its introduction date, one source said 1910 another said 1900. Whatever the date, it is a lovely pattern, with so much more detail and soft lines than the newer patterns. There is a fan on the tip of the terminal with a rose blossom and buds on the terminal itself. The stem has a bead decor accented with the occasional leaf as if it were wrapped around the edge.


Large Sugar Sifter (  inches)


Pierced Nut Server

Melrose by Alvin

I said before there are 100's of "Rose" patterns. Here is one more. Melrose by Alvin. The pattern was introduced in 1910. The design is fairly standard with a rolled edge from the terminal down the sides of the stem. And has some embellishments on the terminal using scrollwork that blends into the rolled edge design.

Strawberry Fork (4 3/4 inches)


Cracker Spoon 


Solid Petite Server (4 5/8 inches)


Pie Fork (6 1/2 inches)