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doc Posts: 728 |
posted 07-05-2005 09:31 AM
  
In the same set of spoons that are mentioned in my prior posting, there was a serving spoon with the mark JE, as shown in the photo below. The J has a triangular "tail" in the right corner. Since several of the spoons came from Philadelphia, I was wondering if this is the mark of Jeremiah Elfreth. Any help would be appreciated.
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Silver Lyon Posts: 363 |
posted 07-05-2005 10:23 AM
Doc, can you post a picture of the spoons please, as this may help. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-05-2005 11:53 AM
This looks like a fiddle-handled spoon. If so, it is too late for Elfreth, who died in 1765. Ir is also too late for Joseph Edwards, Jr., who died in 1783. Please post a picture of the spoon to confirm this. [This message has been edited by swarter (edited 07-05-2005).] IP: Logged |
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doc Posts: 728 |
posted 07-05-2005 12:00 PM
Here's a photo of the spoon in its entirety-sorry it's a bit fuzzy. It's approximately 9 1/2 inches in length. I thought it might be too late for Edwards or Elfreth, although I have a William Coffin Little spoon of similar design, and he is a contemporary. IP: Logged |
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posted 07-05-2005 12:06 PM
Re my prior Little reference, I note from the death dates that they are not really contemporaries-I apologize. If it helps at all, the lot of spoons I purchased also had a few Boston area makers mixed in, including the aforementioned William Coffin Little spoon of similar size, design and heft. IP: Logged |
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swarter Moderator Posts: 2920 |
posted 07-05-2005 12:08 PM
William Coffin Little died in 1816, when fiddle-handles were becoming popular; this particular spoon could be even later. IP: Logged |
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