Teaspoon
- Object Name:
- Teaspoon
- Object ID:
- 1995.505.14
- Creator:
- Durgin, William B.
- Place of Origin:
- Concord, NH
- Date:
- 1891-1900
- Description:
- Souvenir Spoon. Made by the William B. Durgin Company, Concord, NH. Silver. Egg shaped bowl. Slightly upturned rounded end to handle. Stamped (or cast) on back of shoulder in script "D" within oval mark. Stamped on back of stem in upper case Roman letters "STERLING" incuse, (the G appears double struck). Stamped on back of stem in upper case sans-serif letters "PAT'D.MAR.31.91" incuse. Design covers entire front of handle and stem. Image of a man with long beard wearing a hat, jacket, overalls and boots and carrying a firearm. Beneath the man is the text in stylized letters "RipVanWinkle" within a banner. Below which are two very long smoking pipes, two tankards and a keg. Satin finish to bowl.
- Material:
- Metal
Silver - Dimensions:
- W-1.187 L-5.875 inches
- Credit Line:
- New Hampshire Historical Society Collection
- People:
- Durgin, William B. (1833-1905)
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