Spoon Update...

[CTDirtFisher]

Hello all...

This spoon was originally posted here: http://www.americandetectorist.com/forum/index.php?topic=10703.0

Upon further investigation we found a website that speaks to this Thanksgiving Spoon

From: http://www.spoonplanet.com/thanksgiving.html

John Alden was an English Puritan pilgrim who sailed on the Mayflower (1620) to North America. At the Plymouth colony, in 1623 he married Priscilla Mullens, another Pilgrim. He is also known as a signatory of the Mayflower Compact and as the longest lived pilgrim. This tea sized spoon features his wife Priscilla knocking on a door which is marked Lord have mercy on us. This spoon has a citrus bowl but it is also available with a standard bowl and in a demi version. Patented by Durgin March 24, 1891 thus it was one of the very first souvenir spoons.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2012/July/22nd/Updated_Spoon/Spoon.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2012/July/22nd/Updated_Spoon/Spoon_Top.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2012/July/22nd/Updated_Spoon/Spoon_Priscilla.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v492/FooserPaul/MD2012/July/22nd/Updated_Spoon/Spoon_Hallmark.jpg

HH ALL !
Paul

[Tony Two-Cent]

Beautiful spoon with an interesting story behind it! Thanks for sharing this additional information, Paul!

Great find! :perfect10:

[aloldstuff]

Paul, yes thanks defnately for sharing the story, nice digs

[del]

thumbsup01 very cool souvenir spoon Paul , thanks for the history lesson too. :clapping:

[buck57]

Nice detail on the spoon Paul. Great find. :congrats:

[milco]

Awesome find! Thanks for posting all the info!

[Celluforce]

Thank you for sharing that information! It's very interesting!


Daniel <;)