Old Style Pickle Fork Part 5

The Old Style Pickle Fork. I have posted on it several times earlier.

Chantilly by Gorham (6 inches)




Old Colonial by Towle (5 7/8 inches)





Louis XV by Whiting (6 1/4 inches)

Trout Serving Pieces

Trout Serving Forks and Trout Serving Knives are listed in many patterns. However, I could only find examples in Old Colonial by Towle.


Trout Serving Fork (7 3/4 inches)



Serving Fork (10 inches)

Chow Chow Spoons Part 2

A while back I posted about Chow Chow Spoons. Chow 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)




Mary Chilton by Towle (6 1/4 inches)



Old Newbury by Towle (6 3/8 inches)



Old Mirror by Towle (5 7/8 inches)



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Fried Oyster Server (Part 2)

The Fried Oyster Server is another serving piece that is usually ornate. I have posted earlier on this piece.

Imperial Queen by Whiting (8 3/4 inches)




Old Colonial by Towle (8 1/4 inches)




Duke of York by Whiting (8 1/4 inches)



Lily by Whiting (8 1/2 inches)

Pierced Cheese Server

Unlike the regular Cheese server you are likely to see, these are examples of the Pierced Cheese Server, that is much more ornate due to the pierced plate. The example in Commonwealth I can easily see being confused with the Tomato or Cucumber Server.

Old Colonial by Towle (5 7/8 inches)




Mary Warren by Manchester (5 3/4 inches)



Commonwealth by Watson (6 inches)





Gadroonette by Manchester (5 3/8 inches)

Cheese Serving Knife Part 2

The Cheese Serving Knife that I have posted on this earlier, resembles a flat handled butter spreader with tines on up turned end.   


Dauphin by Durgin (6 7/8 inches)




Old Colonial by Towle (7 1/2 inches)



Colonial By Gorham (7 3/4 inches)





Strasbourg by Gorham (8 1/8 inches)

Old Colonial by Towle

Towle introduced their Old Colonial pattern in 1895. It was designed by Leonard D. Cole. It has an open design at the top of the terminal.



Teaspoon (5 5/8 inches)




Large Jelly Knife (7 3/8 inches)



Lettuce Serving Fork (9 1/2 inches)



French Hollow Handle Knife (9 3/4 inches)

Egg Spoon (Part 3)

I have posted on this unique piece several times before. This is one of those pieces I doubt many folks use any more although I think they are lovely pieces.

John Hancock by Lunt (5 inches)


Baronial by Gorham (4 5/8 inches)


Old Colonial by Towle (5 1/8 inches)









Faneuil by Tiffany   (4 3/4 inches)

Dressing Spoon Part 2

Several years back I visited the Dressing Spoon which is another serving spoon, but usually longer and often has a button on the back.

Eloquence by Lunt (11 inches)




Lion by Frank Smith (11 inches)




Chippendale by Towle (11 /14 inches)



Old Colonial by Towle (14 1/4 inches)

Bread Fork

Not to be confused with the Toast Serving Fork, the Bread Fork may look similar (and may indeed be the same piece in some patterns), however it tends to be a smaller piece. 


Old Colonial by Towle (7 1/4 inches)



Richelieu by Tiffany (6 5/8 inches)



Gorham Silver (Pattern 475)  (6 3/8 inches)



Lily of the Valley by Whiting

Jelly Knife (Part 4)

I have posted earlier about the Jelly Knife but they come in two distinct sizes, varying in length from 1 to 1 1/2 inches in difference. Sometimes the difference in design is quite subtle, for example Strasbourg below. Then others, like in Lancaster, the larger knife resembles more the shape of the Jelly Server, although it is still called the Jelly Knife.

Strasbourg by Gorham - Small (7 inches)




Strasbourg by Gorham - Large (8 1/2 inches)






Old Colonial by Towle - Small 



Old Colonial by Towle - Large  (7 3/8 inches)



Lancaster by Gorham -Large (8 1/4 inches)



Lancaster by Gorham - Small (6 7/8 inches)



Cambridge by Gorham - Large (shown is  8 inches)        Small (not shown 6 7/8 inches)

Bonbon Scoops (Part 3)

Apollo by JB and Sm Knowles ( inches)



Old Colonial by Towle


Paul Revere by Towle



Virginiana by Gorham

Demitasse Spoon

The smallest of all the place spoons, the Demitasse Spoon has perhaps served its better days. Few people even know what a demitasse is, they only know the "espresso" they order from Starbucks. And, the last time I was in Starbucks they did not offer me a sterling silver spoon to stir my espresso with. 

Demitasse spoons were for (and still are for) times when we have the moment to sit and chat over a good cup of espresso. So those tee tiny little spoons you found at the bottom of your grandmother's silver chest were not part of a child's tea set, she used them when she served espresso to her guests. (Regular coffee would have been served with Four O'Clock or Five O'clock spoons.)

The pictures do not do the pieces justice. They are so much smaller, that it is amazing (at least to me) how the companies just miniaturized the details of the pattern.

Chantilly by Gorham (4 inches)



Etruscan by Gorham (4 1/4 inches)



Old Colonial by Towle (3 7/8 inches)



Louis XV by Durgin (4 inches)



Poppy by Gorham (3 3/4 inches)