spooning

[Steve1825]

Rescued a large spoon while camping this weekend. Here are some pics of my finds with the makers mark and initials on the spoon handle. Spoon ID: Stephens Baker had his own silversmith shop from 1815 to 1818. He then sold his shop and worked for another establishment. This spoon has his makers mark on it, not his employers after 1818 so it must date from 1815 to 1818.

 

[Larry (IL)]

That is a nice looking spoon Steve and surprised with the history. I wonder if that might be worth restoring by a Silversmith.

 

[burlbark]

Nice... I am sure that you could get a value of it offline and decide whether you should have a jeweler take a look at it. Silver is fairly malleable and I have restored a half dozen for people over the years. Some of which where eaten buy garbage disposals. I used a ball peen hammer that I sanded and polished and a block of soft wood. I then cold rolled the dents out sandwiching the spoons between the wood and round hammer. No heat was needed except for the ones that where tore. I used silver solder on those to avoid melting or damaging them further. I followed that up with some 800 grit and the buffing wheel, the repairs where noticeable but hardly.

Nice find, I wish my hunting grounds had not gone dry.

 

[Rob (IL)]

Just keep up the good work Steve, you made some great finds lately.

 

[Steve1825]

I have a friend who is a silversmith and might work some magic on it. I still have some research with the old plat maps to do. Will post any new info.