Robert M. Wilhelm, Editor € P.O.
Box 243, Rhinecliff, New York 12574-0243
Telephone: 845-876-0303 € Fax: 845-876-2037
E-mail: campania@hvc.rr.com
Website: http://www.campanian.org
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Robert M. Wilhelm, Editor € P.O.
Box 243, Rhinecliff, New York 12574-0243
Telephone: 845-876-0303 € Fax: 845-876-2037
E-mail: campania@hvc.rr.com
Website: http://www.campanian.org
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The Dogdays of Summer are an
opportune time for a book sale. Below is a list of souvenir spoon books that
are currently available from American Spoon Collectors. If you do not have a
copy of any of these books, please consider purchasing one or more of these
books. ONLY one or two copies of each book are available — and in some
cases the books are available through "Print-on-Demand" (which makes
them more expensive than the original publication).
A Limited Number of
the Four Hardt Books are Available
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Anton Hardt. Souvenir Spoons of
the 90s
(Privately
Printed, 1962) LC: 62-53506
$60.00
(includes postage)
This book is a reprint of Souvenir Spoons of America published by Jeweler's Circular (1891)
and sections from Souvenir Spoons by
George B. James (1891). All spoons illustrated are American. "The stories
accompanying each spoon give bits of American history, some of it particularly
fascinating . . . an interesting and valuable guide to souvenir spoon
collectors. Hobbies. Often called the
"Spoon Bible," this book is generally considered to be indispensable
to advanced and beginning collectors alike. A total of 329 different designs of souvenir spoons are
described and shown, each one commemorative of American people, places and
events. This is an important book but the index is virtually useless and often
incorrect with numerous spoon references omitted. The book is out of print and
will be available only from other collectors and from booksellers.
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Anton Hardt. A Third Harvest of
Souvenir Spoons,
(New York: Privately
Printed, 1969). SBN: 911708-03-0.
$50.00
(includes
postage)
Book Description: The spoons have
been skillfully photographed. For the most part every page has hour
illustrations of spoons and directly opposite is a brief description of each
spoon with occasionally a capsule historical or biographical note. More extensive
notes are included in a section at the end of the book. Subjects covered
include: Cowboys & Indians, The South, Holidays and Fun Characters, The
Cities, The People as well as commemoratives of American people, places and events.
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Anton Hardt. Adventuring Further
in Souvenir Spoons with A First Glimpse of the Tiffany Souvenir Spoons
(New York:
Printed Privately, 1965) LC: 65-28707
$65.00
(includes
postage)
Book Description: This is the
story of the Souvenir Spoon craze that swept America in the 1890s and continued
for a quarter of a century. Along with this goes the tale of the souvenir
spoons produced by Tiffany & Co.
— how the lists of their spoons were found and how digging in
dusty bins brought forth the spoons drawings. Most importantly, this book
includes illustrations of souvenir spoons not included in the Souvenir Spoons of the 90's or in the James Catalog.
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Anton Hardt. New
Discoveries in Historical Spoons:
Souvenirs of United States & Canada
(New York:
Greenwich Press, 1977). ISBN: 911708-05-7
$50.00
(includes
postage)
New delights are to be found in this gala collection
of souvenir spoons of World's Fairs, Indiana, mining camps, the West, colorful
enamel spoons and the Novel and Curious. One of the discoveries unfolded here
(according to Hardt) is that the first souvenir spoon may date as early as the
Philadelphia Centennial in 1876. There are 203 spoons illustrated; 40 plates of
finely detailed photographs in black and white and color. The book is out of
print and will be available only from other collectors or from booksellers.
The Hardt Books
$60.00
$50.00
$65.00
$50.00
The James Catalog
Souvenir Spoons. Containing Descriptions and Illustrations of the
Principal Designs Produced in the United States.
George B. James
224 pages, 370 illustrations.
(Boston, MA: A. W. Fuller
& Co., 1891. Reprint: 1956).
$30.00 (soft cover; includes postage).
———$35.00 (hard
cover; includes postage).
Only
a few copies = left; when sold, there will be no more available. Order Now if
you don't have a copy of this important reference book
Book Description: Though one may
no longer order the spoons from this book, their original prices and factual commentary
(which is mostly of an historical nature) are still of interest to spoon
collectors. The James Catalog is Americana that will be of
interest to the public in general, not just to collectors of spoons and the dealers
that try to supply them. Every spoon collector of today fortunate enough to
have acquired a copy of the so-called James
Catalog treasures it as an important part of their collection. The James Catalog is an essential and
necessary reference work for every souvenir spoon collector.
Inside Cover of Book
Albert Stutzenberger. American Historical Spoons. The American
Story in Spoons
(Rutland, 1971).
ISBN: 0-8048-0903-8
$50.00 (includes
postage)
Book Description: The essential
viewpoint espoused by the author is that every American souvenir spoon is a
"talking" spoon and has a story behind it. This book treats the
American spoon at the apogee of its glory, in that era when American Silversmiths
were employing all their ingenuity in the creation of lovely pieces of art that
were filled with history. An essential book on souvenir spoons needed by every
collector.
Ouida Verizzo. Additions and
Corrections to American Skyline Souvenir Spoons
Spiral Bound
– 80 pages
$48.00 (includes
postage). ONLY TWO COPIES AVAILABLE
Catalog Description: This item is
the photocopied pages sent by the author to those individuals who had purchased
the original book — American
Skyline Souvenir Spoons — published in 1978. These pages have the
handwritten corrections and additions by the author.
Dirksen Filigree Catalog
$15.00
(includes
postage)
Catalogue Description: The constant request
from out of town trade since the close of the Chicago World's Fair (in 1893)
and the rapid increase of mail order necessitated the issuing of a catalog. All
items were illustrated full size. This catalog is a reprint of the original catalog
printed
Shepard Mfg. Co. Catalogue. Circa 1914
Spiral bound: 8
1/2/ x 11
$22.00 (includes postage)
Catalog Description: This photocopy
reproduction of the catalog includes pictures of Shepard souvenir spoons as
well as [1] Enameled Jewelry [2] Mourning Jewelry [3] Blue Bird Jewelry [4]
14-Karat Jewelry as illustrations of Shepard flatware patterns, napkins
markers, baby spoons and enameled birthday spoons.
Diane Zinn. Paye & Baker Manufacturing Co. Silversmiths. Catalog
No. 50 (1908)
$25.00 (included
postage)
Reprint of original Paye & Baker Catalog.
The introduction
states: "This, our fiftieth catalog, is proof of our growth and progress,
and our constantly increasing patronage bears witness to the general salability
of our goods and the straightforwardness of our methods. Ours is an honest line
of sterling silverware, and implicit confidence may be placed in the accuracy
of illustrations and descriptions. . . . This catalog is representative, but it
is by no means complete, and new pieces are being added every day in the
year."
Spoonmania — 1891.
Robert M. Wilhelm [ed.]. (Rhinecliff,
NY., 2006). ISBN: 1-930796-12-9.
$40.00 (includes postage)
Book Description:
The twenty-one Jewelers'
Circular and Horological Review articles published in Spoonmania — 1891 predate the publication of both Souvenir Spoons of America and the James Catalog. These twenty-one articles
are an important resource for every souvenir spoon collector. These articles
are published by American Spoon Collectors to make them available to collectors
and to preserve them for future collectors.
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Souvenir Spoons & Flatware. American, Historical & Around the World. Comprehensive Bibliography.
Robert M. Wilhelm [ed.]. (Rhinecliff, NY., 2005). ISBN:
1-930796-11-0.
$40.00
(includes postage)
Book Description: Souvenir spoon articles and
books began to be published in 1890 and have continued to be published until
the present. Until this present book, there has never been a comprehensive
bibliographical reference book published on souvenir spoons. This bibliographical
reference book (280 pages) for souvenir spoon collectors (as well as silver
flatware & colonial silver collectors) from America and Around The World
has over 6000 entries that include books, articles, catalogs, newspaper,
magazine and Internet references. In this volume has been assembled a
comprehensive listing of all articles on souvenir spoons which have been
published in major antique journals and publications devoted to souvenir
spoons.
Souvenir Spoon Advertisements in the 1890s
228 pages — spiral bound — ISBN: 1-930796-17-X
385
advertisements — 144 jewelers & silver companies
$40.00
(includes postage)
In order to
market the Salem Witch Souvenir Spoon in 1891, Daniel Low launched a huge sales
campaign, running an advertisement in the Saturday
Evening Post that resulted in orders totaling more than $3,000 from all
over the world.
Low's souvenir
spoon ad inspired his competitors to prepare and publish their own
advertisements. In this book (228 pages), I have collected together 385 advertisements
published by 144 different jewelers and silver companies in the 1890s.
These
advertisements are important for a number of reasons.
[1] Although
designers and silver companies patented souvenir spoons, many did not.
Consequently our only printed record of these unpatented souvenir spoons is the
advertisements published in newspapers, magazines and advertising brochures
sent to customers and to jewelers.
[2] These
advertisements contain important information about the spoons: i.e. historical
information, details about the design and the types of spoons manufactured
(citrus bowl, gold washed bowl, bonbon, etc.).
[3] The
advertisements provide information about the silver company or jeweler who sold
the spoon(s) at local jewelry stores throughout the country.
The
advertisements in this book have been assembled from a variety of sources:
Advertising Brochures from numerous companies: (Greenleaf &
Crosby, Gorham, Hirsch, Hansell, Sloan & Co., Wallace, etc).
Century Magazine.
Courier.
Fitzsimmons, A. American
Collectible As Advertised 1860-1899. (San Anselmo: Paper Pile Press, 1982).
Hardt, A. Adventuring Further in
Souvenir Spoons. (New York: Privately Printed, 1965).
Harper's Magazine.
Jewelers' Circular and
Horological Review.
Jewelers' Circular Keystone.
Jewelers' Weekly.
Literary Digest.
Munsey's Magazine.
Spinning Wheel.
The Cosmopolitan.
The major source
of advertisements is Jewelers' Circular
and Horological Review [JCHR] and Harper's
Magazine. For most advertisements I have provided a source and date
reference — the vast majority of the advertisements being dated to 1891
– 1892. For a small minority of advertisements I have not been able to
provide source and date references (since this information have been cut off
the advertisement).
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Print-On-Demand Book
Black Americana Souvenir
Spoons
ISBN: 1-930796-14-5
291 pages + xvi Introduction + (752 illustrations of which 132 are in color)
Cost: $95.00 (Includes postage)
In recent years a number of
books and articles have been published about Black Americana collectibles
(advertising cards, housewares (salt and pepper shakers, cookie jars, spoon
rests), toys, games and postcards. In these publications Black-themed souvenir
spoons have scarcely been mentioned— if they are mentioned at all!
For many years, souvenir
spoon collectors have ravenously searched out and purchased Black Americana
souvenir spoons for their collections. There has been, however, virtually nothing
published in the various souvenir spoon newsletters or spoon books about these
spoons. Some collectors have claimed that the spoons are too racially offensive
to publish; collectors, nevertheless, are spending (and have spent) thousands
of dollars for individual Black-themed souvenir spoons (check out the prices on
e-Bay, in mail auctions and at auction houses).
The subject of Black
Americana souvenir spoons is a controversial one but it deserves attention and
publication. During the 19th century, racist imagery in newspapers,
magazines, advertisements, illustrated books and on souvenir spoons was as
American as apple pie. Appallingly crude racial and ethnic stereotypes were
much favored by commercial concerns who regarded these "trade characters"
(as they were called) to be friendly mascots. Today these images are considered
demeaning at best, downright disgusting at worst.
The Black Americana souvenir
spoons, however, would not have been made had there not been a ready market for
them. Clearly this category of souvenir spoons was a profitable financial
venture for silver companies. These spoons must be viewed within their historical
and cultural context in the same way that a painting by Vermeer or a sculpture
by Michelangelo must be studied and appreciated within their respective
historical context.
In Black Americana Souvenir Spoons [see table of contents over page]
has been assembled a wide variety of Black-themed souvenir spoons which were
designed and marketed by more than twenty-two silver companies. The book is
divided into three major sections [1] Black Americana spoons in honor of Abolitionists
[2] Black Americana stereotypes on souvenir spoons and [3] Black Americana
souvenir spoons produced by more than twenty-two silver companies. The book
[280 pages] also includes an Introduction
and Bibliography and 652 illustrations
(of which 110 in are color).
Table
of Contents
Introduction
To Black Americana
Souvenir
Spoons
Section One
Black Americana Spoons in Honor of
Abolitionists
In four chapters souvenir
spoons manufactured to honor four abolitionist leaders are treated.
John Brown — Abolitionist
Liberator and Martyr.
Frederick Douglass — Abolitionist
Agitator.
Harriet Beecher Stowe — Abolitionist Writer.
Booker T. Washington — Abolitionist
Educator.
Section Two
Black Americana Stereotypes on
Souvenir Spoons
In six separate chapters the
major Black stereotypes which appeared on souvenir spoons are examined to
provide the historical and cultural background of Black-themed souvenir spoons.
The Coon Stereotype on
Souvenir Spoons.
The Watermelon
Stereotype on Souvenir Spoons.
The Banjo Stereotype
on Souvenir Spoons.
The Pickaninnies
Stereotype on Souvenir Spoons.
The Mammy Stereotype
on Souvenir Spoons.
The Cotton Picker
Stereotype on Souvenir Spoons.
Section Three
Companies That Produced Black
Americana Souvenir Spoons
At least twenty-two silver
companies produced Black Americana souvenir spoons. Following introductory
comments about each silver company, the Black-themed souvenir spoons are
identified, illustrated and discussed; visual sources (postcards, original
photographs, paintings and real people) for depictions of Blacks and scenes on
souvenir spoons are identified wherever possible.
Alvin Mfg. Co.
[Alvin-Beiderhase Co.]
Baker-Manchester Mfg. Co.
Campbell-Metcalf Silver Co.
Codding Bros & Heilborn
Co.
Fessenden & Company.
Gorham Mfg. Co.
Hirsch and Oppenheimer.
Howard Sterling Co.
Oeschle, Albert.
Paye & Baker Mfg. Co.
Rogers, Lunt & Bowlen Co.
The Sterling Mfg. Co.
Shepard Mfg. Co.
George W. Shiebler & Co.
Stratford Silver Plate Co.
A.F. Towle & Son Co.
Towle Silversmiths.
R. Wallace & Sons Mfg.
Co.
Watson, Newell & Co.
Wendell Mfg. Co.
Roger Williams Silver Co.
Sterling, Silverplate, No
Maker Marks.
Print-On-Demand Book
Gorham's Patented Souvenir
Spoons, Patentees & Exclusive Retailers
ISBN: 1-930796-15-3
485 pages (spiral bound, 558 illustrations 9b/w), 29 pages of color illustrations
Cost: $95.00 (Includes postage )
This book examines Gorham's patented souvenir spoons,
and the patentees and exclusive retailers of these spoons.
For all of Gorham's patented souvenir spoons,
the subjects and themes of these spoons and their artistic qualities are
examined. An integral part of this study are the patentees of these
spoons — in the past merely names but now living and breathing creative
figures through this exploration of the patentees' personal histories,
education and professional careers. Historical details and pictures of the exclusive
retailers who marketed the Gorham spoons, have been collected from a wide
variety of sources and add new insights into the marketing of souvenir spoons
throughout America — Jewelers' Circular and Horological Review;
business histories of home cities of retailers; census reports; advertising
journals; countless newspapers; retailer's original documents. An essay on
Arthur West (Patentee & Exclusive Retailer from Colorado) by Ed & Nancy
Bathke is included.
Published by American Spoon
Collectors & Campanian Society, Inc.
Souvenir Spoons:
Essays To Aid Spoon Collectors: Spooners Forum Retrospective In Honor of Bill
Boyd.
Robert M. Wilhelm [ed.]
178 pages with 233
illustrations & drawings. Spiral Bound - 8 1/2 x 11.
(Oxford, OH., 2002).
ISBN 1-030796-02-1.
$30.00
(includes postage)
Book Description: This book of selected
essays published in Spooners Forum from 1974 to 2001] is dedicated to
Bill Boyd for his long outstanding service to the souvenir spoon collecting
hobby. A wide variety of topics and thought provoking articles (more than 80
with 233 illustrations and drawings) culled from past issues of Spooners Forum are included. Among the articles included are the following:
Ø Silver Tribute to Trees
Ø How Can a Spoon Be Recognized as a Reissue?
Ø Another Tiffany & Co. Reissue
Ø Craftsmanship
Ø Spoons Called Mules
Ø Not a D.A.R. Spoon
Ø Spooning in Russia
Ø New York Times Building
Ø Some Fascinating Figurals
Ø Thoughts on a Common Weed
Ø The Cape Cod Canal
Ø The Ancient Pyramids
Ø Shoe Spoons
Ø The Damascene Spoons of Toledo
Ø Alaskan Souvenir Spoons
Ø Amelia Earhart — First Lady of Flight
Ø The Steamboat W. Penn Spoon
Ø Cats on Spoons
Ø Travel by Blimp
Ø AK-SAR-BEN Spoon by Shepard
Ø Spoon Place Names in United States
Ø Real Women on Spoons
Ø How A Dream Was Realized
Ø Collecting George Washington Spoons
Ø The U.S. Bottlers
Ø Concerning Rebus Spoons
Ø Spooners Post Cards
Ø Smokey The Bear Celebrates His 50th Birthday
Ø Salem Witch Spoon
Ø Sea Shell Spoons and Spoon
Warmers
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An Alphabet Book for Spoon Collectors and Children:
"Baby Spoon's New Handle" and A Compendium of Souvenir Spoons.
Jacqueline S. Pach & Robert
M. Wilhelm
240 pages and 170
illustrations
(Oxford, OH, 2000).
ISBN: 0966276302.
$22.00 (includes postage).
A limited
number of copies are available.
Book Description: Every souvenir spoon has a
story worth telling and one which is worth knowing. In this superbly
illustrated book, the authors have assembled a splendid collection of souvenir
spoons to illustrate each letter of the alphabet. Each souvenir spoon has a
story. The book is richly illustrated with 170 high quality photographs of
unique and interested souvenir spoons.
This book has two integrated parts. Part
I: For the avid spoon collector there is A Compendium of Souvenir Spoons in which each of the 137 spoons are
identified and referenced: detailed descriptions, patent information, makers'
marks, trademarks, type of spoon and references to major spoon resources, books
and articles. For each example, there is
a Spoon
History in which essential information is given about the spoon itself and
about the details represented on the spoon handle and in the bowl (e.g. cities,
buildings, persons, occasion for issue, artistic commentary, etc.).
Part II: The 137 souvenir spoons are illustrated in Baby Spoon's New Handle, an alphabet primer that takes the reader along with Baby Spoon as he searches for a new handle. In the story, Baby Spoon searches for a new handle, but there are so many from which to choose; each handle has its own unique history and character.
Watson & Newell. Souvenirs in Sterling. Illustrations of Souvenirs in
Sterling Silver. Spoons, Forks and Novelties Accompanied by Numbers,
Description and List Prices.
Spiral Bound: 8
½ x 11. Paper cover. Watson & Newell Co., 1910).
$32.00 (includes
postage).
Book Description: This
advertising catalog published by the Watson & Newell Company (Attleboro,
MA) is a major source for identification of souvenir spoons produced by this
company during the first decade of the 20th century. The following
souvenir spoon topics are included:
Ø Spoons for School
& College
Ø Spoons for
Birthday Gifts
Ø Spoons for States
Ø Spoons for
Painting in Colors
Ø Spoons for
Painted Subjects
Ø The Fruits
Ø The Flowers
Ø Souvenirs for
Engraving
Ø Indian Subjects
Ø Souvenirs for
Lodges
Ø The Poets
Ø Souvenirs for
Cities
Ø Spoons for the
Sea Shore
Ø Souvenir Spoons
for Noted Men
Ø Souvenirs for the
South
Ø Apostle, Easter
and Christmas Spoons
Ø Mining Spoons
Ø Children's Spoons
Ø Christmas Spoons
Ø Baby Spoons and
Forks
Ø Food Pushers
Ø Souvenir Forks