Friday, September 2, 2016

Lenox by Gorham

Another old Gorham pattern, Lenox was designed by William C. Codman and introduced in 1897. Codman also designed
  Strasbourg (1897), Marguerite(1901), Florentine (1901), Etruscan (1901) Fleury 
(1909)Tuilleries (1906)Albemarle,  New Queens (1899)Albemarle (1894) and Imperial Chrysanthemum (1898)


Salad Fork (6 1/4 inches)



Old French Hollow handle Knife (8 3/4 inches)

Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Chow Chow Spoons Part 2

A while back I posted about Chow Chow SpoonsChow Chow is a condiment made from green tomatoes, cabbage, mustard seed, and some type of hot pepper. Here are some more examples of these spoons.


Old Colonial by Towle (6 3/8 inches)

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Mary Chilton by Towle (6 1/4 inches)

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Old Newbury by Towle (6 3/8 inches)



Old Mirror by Towle (5 7/8 inches)

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Monday, August 29, 2016

Narragansett by Gorham

One of Gorham's more detailed patterns. Narragansett was introduced by Gorham in 1878. The design is a shell motif. 


Olive fork/spoon (11 1/4 inches)