Vegetable Serving Spoon (Oval Bowl)

I have mentioned the Vegetable Serving Fork earlier. The Vegetable Serving Spoon, a general serving utensil, is found in every pattern ,and comes in three "styles" (Oval, Pointed, and Pierced). These are examples of the Oval Bowl Vegetable Serving Spoon.

Henry II by Gorham (10 inches)

Saint Dunstan by Tiffany (9 inches)

Baronial Old by Gorham (8 3/4 inches)

Broom Corn by Tiffany (9 3/8 inches)

Celstial by Wood and Hughes

Celestial by Wood and Hughes is a most interesting pattern that has a different design on the terminal of each piece. It is an old pattern being introduced in 1875 (or 1870 according to another source).

Fork (7 inches)

 

Teaspoon (6 inches)

 

Youth Fork (6 1/8 inches)

Master Salt Spoon (3 5/8 inches)

Cream Soup Spoon

The Cream Soup spoon differs from the Gumbo Soup spoon in that the bowl is more round. The length of the stem is about the same. (Keep in mind there are 4 different styles of soup spoons - 5 if you are counting the Continental Size.)

Buttercup by Gorham (6 1/4 inches)

Old Colonel by Towle (6 inches)

Violet by Wallace (5 7/8 inches)

 

Versailles by Gorham (6 3/8 inches)

Moustache Spoon

I just stumbled upon this piece. I think its use speaks for itself, given the Victorian men's style of facial hair. Here is the Moustache Spoon.

Baltimore Rose by Schofield

Milano by Buccellati  (5 1/4 inches)

Albemarle by Gorham

Albemarle was introduced by Gorham in 1894 and designed by William C. Codman. There is another "Albemarle" pattern by Alvin which is totally different.

Short Olive Spoon (5 5/8 inches)

Ice Cream Fork (5 1/4 inches)

Large Berry Spoon (9 inches)

Medium Chipped Beef Fork (6 1/2 inches)

Various Tongs (Part 2)

A continuation of my earlier discussion of Tongs.

Bon Bon Tongs (Repousse by Kirk Stieff 3 1/4 inches)

Large Solid Sandwich Tongs (Meadow  Rose by Wallace 5 3/8 inches)

 

Solid Bacon Serving Tongs (Chateau Thierry by Lunt  4 1/2 inches)

Large Ice Serving Tongs (Frontenac by International 6 1/2 inches)

Toast Tongs (Napoleon by Shiebler 3 inches)

Bread Tongs (Unknown pattern by Tiffany 7 1/4 inches)

Gumbo Soup Spoon

Gumbo Soup Spoons are longer than their cousins the Cream Soup and Bouillon, and shorter than the Place Soup Spoon. The bowl is round like the Cream and Bouillon spoons. Just looking at a cream, bouillon, or gumbo soup spoon it would be hard to identify one from another. 

Dauphin by Durgin

Cromwell by Durgin (6 7/8 inches)

Audubon by Tiffany (7 inches)

St. James by Tiffany (7 7/8 inches) 

Cupid by Dominick and Haff

Gilbert L. Crowell, Jr. designed this pattern for Dominick and Haff and Cupid was introduced in 1891. It is a lovely pattern with the motif of cupid on the bottom of the terminal just below an area that is nice for engraving.

Orange Spoon ( inches)

Solid Bon Bon Spoon (4 5/8 inches)

Solid Toast Serving Fork (8 inches)

Sugar Tong (4 1/2 inches)

Various Tongs (Part 1)

Over the years I have posted about the different types of Tongs, but I don't think I have ever looked at all of them together. They vary from the Asparagus Tong which can be long as 9 inches to the Bread Tong at 3 inches. I have divided this review into two parts. This is the first part. Also, I have provided links back to earlier posts on any of these I have already covered. So here we go -  a comparative look at the Tong.

Asparagus Tongs (American Beauty by Shiebler 9 inches)

Solid Individual Asparagus Tongs (English King by Tiffany 5  inches)

Large Sugar Tongs (Irving by Wallace  )

 Sandwich Tongs (Baltimore Rose by Schofield 6 inches)

Sardine Tongs (Oval Twist by Whiting 5 1/2 inches)

Small Solid Tete-a-Tete Tongs (St. James by Tiffany 3 1/4 inches)

Jelly Spoons (Part 2)

One again - Jelly Spoons. I have posted on them earlier. even though they get lost among the preserve, jam, and other jelly condiment accouterments, I still find them lovely pieces. 




American Beauty by George W. Shiebler (7 1/4 inches)



Lily by Whiting

Lancaster by Gorham (7 1/8 inches)

Plymouth by Gorham (6 1/4 inches)