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jorgy

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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 12:29 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jorgy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
I'm saving for Scott Martins book. I wonder if these are in it?
One spoon is 8 1/2" marked H G EATON with bust profile and "tipped" shape.
The other is 9" marked E E BAILEY similer to "tipped" shape only Plain end with reverse curve. Any help with ID ? thanks

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wev
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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 12:50 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wev     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
See here for information on Mr. Bailey. Nothing to offer on Mr. Eaton, I'm afraid.

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jorgy

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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 02:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jorgy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote

Thanks--- Was there a date when the reverse curve on the handle went out of style ?

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wev
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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 03:14 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wev     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It is still made today, but has been a minor pattern since the advent of elaborately decorated flatware in the 1860s.

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jorgy

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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 04:26 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for jorgy     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
Maybe I didn't make myself clear. I was talking about how the end of the handle bent down instead instead of the later more common up. Thanks

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iconnumber posted 08-21-2004 06:39 PM     Click Here to See the Profile for wev     Edit/Delete Message   Reply w/Quote
It depends on the form of the piece and the caprice of the maker. Very, very generally speaking c 1850-1860, but I have earlier pieces that turn up and later ones that turn down. The direction the tip takes, excluding other details of design, would be a poor basis for dating.

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