Cake Saw (Part 2)

I posted on the Cake Saw earlier. This is a large, usually ornately decorated piece..

Violet by Wallace (10 1/4 inches)

Louis XV by Whiting (9 7/8 inches)

Pomona by Towle (10 inches)

Versailles by Gorham

Tomato Server (Part 4 )

Yes, I post on this piece often, but it is a lovely piece and is in most patterns. And, it is different in each pattern. More examples of the Tomato Server.

Old Master by Towle (8 5/8 inches)

Repousse by Kirk Stieff (7 5/8 inches)

Joan of Arc by International (7 7/8 inches)

Buttercup by Gorham (5 3/4 inches)

King Richard by Towle (8 1/8 inches)

King Patterns (Part 1)

Silver companies loved royalty, hence their penchant for naming patterns after Kings.

King Edward by Gorham (Baby Fork 4 1/2 inches)

King Albert by Whiting  (Sugar Spoon 6 1/8 inches)

King Christian by Wallace (Lemon Fork 5 5/8 inches)

King George by Gorham (Fish/Salad Fork 7 inches)

Lettuce Serving Forks (Part 2)

A while back I posted on Lettuce Serving Forks, a very elegant piece. Here are a few more examples.

Century by Dominick and Haff (8 1/2 inches)

Savannah by Reed and Barton (8 1/4 inches)

Versailles by Gorham

Lily by Whiting

Egg Spoon (Part 2)

More examples of Egg Spoons. I have seen these referred to as "Parfait Spoons" .

Stieff Rose by Kirk Stieff (6 inches)

Louis XV by Whiting (5 inches)

Lily of the Valley by Whiting (4 3/8 inches)

Fontainbleau By Gorham (4 7/8 inches)

La Reine by Reed and Barton (5 inches)

Medallion by Gorham

Medallion was introduced in 1864 by Gorham.  This is a fairly simple design with the head of a Trojan soldier in silhouette encircled like a medallion with a design above it on the terminal. A simple stem with a floret in the middle leads to the shoulder. And the shoulder is just three lines that open to the bowl.

Ice Cream Spoon (5 7/8 inches)

Combination Olive Fork Spoon (10 3/4 inches)

Sugar Shell (6 inches)

Large Pie Knife (9 5/8 inches)

Fork (6 7/8 inches)

Sugar Shovel

Another sugar serving piece, the Sugar Shovel is not a common piece and therefore one you may not recognize. It is not found in many patterns.

No. 38 by Towle (5 5/8 inches)

Duke of Windsor by Manchester (6 1/8 inches)

Webster by Knowles (5 5/8  inches)

 

Acanthus by Georg Jensen (4 1/4 inches)

JSK 12 by Knowles 

Chipped Beef Fork (Part 3)

As I mentioned in my earlier post on Chipped Beef Forks, they come in three sizes: Small, Medium, and Large. And, often patterns will have some combination of the three sizes. Here are some more examples.

Georgian by Towle ( Small 6 3/8 inches)

Old Newbury by Towle (Large 7 1/8 inches)

Old Newbury by Towle (Small 5 7/8 inches)
 Note difference in design between the two sizes

Lily by Whiting (Small 5 3/4 inches)

Fairfax by Durgin (Medium 6 inches)

Arabesque by Whiting

Arabesque was issued by Whiting in 1875 and was designed by Charles Osborne. The pattern has an elaborate design of a griffon carved on the terminal around a blank medallion suitable for engraving.   The stem in straight lines met two thirds of the way down with a square followed by a graceful design that flows onto the shoulder of the piece. Some of the shoulders and bowls have elaborate carvings on them


Ice Cream Spoon (5 1/2 inches)

Pastry Fork (6 1/2 inches)

Vegetable Serving Spoon (9 1/8 inches)

Solid Berry Casserole Spoon (9 1/4 inches)

Large Sugar Sifter (6 inches)

Pudding Spoons (Part 3)

More examples of the Pudding Spoon. I posted on this earlier.

Arabesque by Whiting (9 1/8 inches)

Medallion by Gorham (9 1/2 inches)

Chippendale by Gorham (10 1/4 inches)

Landers No. 2 by Baker Manchester (7 3/4  inches)

Poppy by Baker Manchester (7 7/8 inches)