Once again, the Solid Waffle Server, (different from the Pierced Waffle Server). A simple, but lovely piece. I have posted on this earlier. Lily of the Valley by Whiting (8 inches)
This pattern, introduced in 1941, is an example of the old and the new styles of sterling flatware. The lines of French Renaissance by Reed and Barton has some of the older more elaborate designs one would see in the beginning of the 20th century toward the terminal end and then moving down the stem, the design simplifies more like of the later designs.
Towle introduced Albany in 1890. In a way it is a simple pattern, with no design on the stem and simple lines radiating from the shoulder out on the bowls of the spoons. The area suitable for engraving is almost covered by the leaves that surround the terminal. Putting all the elements together, it makes for a very lovely pattern with differences that set it apart.