Spoon update...

[FooserPaul]

Hello all...

This spoon was originally posted here: http://www.findmall.com/read.php?86,1745915

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.

HH ALL !
Paul

 

[Larry (IL)]

Very interesting Paul, thanks for the update.

 

[pspr]

For a spoon, that's pretty cool, Paul!

 

[Big Boys Hobbies]

VERY VERY cool!

 

[firefighter254]

Very cool find

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[sube]

That's a great find Paul I would be eating with it as long as you don't turn blue lol. Thanks for the update.

 

[tomjj]

 

[mtwolf2270]

Wow great find Paul what an awesome relic anytime we can date something is to me almost as awesome as finding an old coin. Congrats

 

[Crusty]

Very interesting find

Dave