Old Style Pickle Fork Part 2

I posted earlier on this piece. And here are more examples of the Old Style Pickle Fork.


Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff 



Lancaster by Gorham (5 7/8 inches)



Fairfax by Durgin  (6 inches)



Chapel Bells by Alvin (5 3/4 inches)

Lenox by Durgin

The pattern Lenox was introduced by Durgin in 1912. It was designed by Barton P. Jenks. The design is simple yet elegant.

Pastry Fork (6 1/8 inches)

Ice Cream Fork (5 1/2 inches)

Butter Spreader (5 1/2 inches)

Fork (7 1/4 inches)

Bon Bon Spoon (4 7/8 inches)

Orange Spoons (Part 2)

More lovely Orange Spoons with the sharp tip on the bowl to pierce the pulp. The earlier post showed additional examples. Sometimes this piece is referred to as the Citrus Spoon.


Virginiana by Gorham (5 3/4 inches)





Rococo by Dominick and Haff (5 1/2 inches)




Louvre by Wallace (5 3/4 inches)






Elegante by Reed and Barton (5 3/4 inches)





No. 10 by Dominick and Haff (5 5/8 inches)

Pie and Cake Server

Back to "Servers", the Pie and Cake Server is an utilitarian piece with a stainless blade and a hollow handle.There is also a piece called a Pie Server that is very similar. Most patterns have both pieces. Here are examples of two the different pieces, shown Prince Eugene by Alvin.

The Pie Server

 

The Pie and Cake Server

 

Here are some more examples of the Pie and Cake Server 

Francis I by Reed and Barton (10 3/8 inches)

Burgundy by Reed and Barton (10 3/8 inches)

Parthenon by Reed and Barton (11 1/4 inches)

Waltz of the Spring by Wallace (11 inches)

Du Barry by International (11 inches)

Wreath by Gorham

Cirtus/Orange Spoon (5  3/4 inches)

Large Cream Ladle (5 inches)

 Ice Cream Spoon (5 inches)

Butter Spreader (5 3/4 inches) 

Pate Spreader

To complicate things - the Pate Spreader actually looks more like a knife than the Pate Knife, which I posted on earlier.  These pieces are  found in many of the older patterns but can easily  be confused with the butter knife.

Chrysanthemum by Tiffany (5 inches)

Whittier by Tiffany (6 1/4 inches)

 

 Olympian byTiffany

 

Marquis by Frank Whiting (5 1/4 inches)

 

Versailles by Gorham (4 5/8  inches)

 

Jelly Cake Server

When I first posted on the Jelly Cake Server, I was under the impression that this was a server that could be used to serve cake or jelly. I was wrong. There separate servers for Jelly  (See Jelly Servers) and a separate Cake Server. The Jelly Cake Server is its own piece and what a lovely piece it is. It has the shape of the pie server with ornate decorations on the blade. Here are some examples.

  Lily by Whiting (9 inches)

Louvre by Wallace (7 7/8 inches)

No. 10 by Dominick and Haff (10 1/4 inches)

Frontenac by International (8 1/8 inches)

Cloeta by International (8 inches)

 

Lily by Gorham (9 1/2 inches)

 

Poinsettia by Wallace

Another holiday themed pattern, Poinsettia was designed by Wallace. Although the pattern has been discontinued, I could not find the date it was originally introduced. Also, all the pieces I found were hollow handle and were serving pieces.

Gravy Ladle (8 1/4 inches)

 

Cake Slicer (12 7/8 inches)

 

Ice Cream Scoop (8 3/4 inches)

 

Casserole Spoon (10 3/8  inches)

 

Pickle Knife

Of all the "Pickle Pieces" the Victorians justified, this is one that I don't see that often. Like other knives, the Pickle Knife can easily be confused with a butter knife.

Faneuil by Tiffany

Lily of the Valley by Whiting (6 5/8 inches) 

Etruscan by Gorham (7 3/4 inches)

Vine-Gourd by Tiffany (7 1/8  inches)

Saratoga Chip Server (Part 3)

The Saratoga Chip Server is a curious piece that I have posted on earlier. Developed to serve the "new fangled" snack potato chips, the piece is actually a lovely ornate piece that is only found in the older patterns. Here are some more examples. 

La Comtesse by Reed and Barton (9 5/8 inches)

Avalon by International (9 inches)

 

Meadow by Gorham (8 3/4 inches)

 

Duke of York by Whiting (8 3/4  inches)

 

Warwick by International (7 1/2 inches)