Souvenir Spoon Auction - August 2022
Auction begins: August 8, 2022
Auction Ends: August 18, 2022
There are 200 spoons in this sale
Send your bids to: campaniansociety@gmail.com
You may also telephone: 513-258-6595
You may also send you bids via usps
Payment by check or money order only. Credit cards not accepted
All spoons purchased will be sent by Priority Mail w/ insurance
Auction begins: August 8, 2022
Auction Ends: August 18, 2022
There are 200 spoons in this sale
Send your bids to: campaniansociety@gmail.com
You may also telephone: 513-258-6595
You may also send you bids via usps
Payment by check or money order only. Credit cards not accepted
All spoons purchased will be sent by Priority Mail w/ insurance
6565-0107. Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon LaSalle Larkin Soap Co. Hdle obv. decorative scrolls above and below a bust of “LaSalle” (name on stem). Hdle rev. embossed decorative Scrolls. BL: plain. MK: Niagara Silver Co. Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larkin Soap Mfg. Co.). Metal: Sterling. Length: 5 ¼ inches. More about this spoon. This spoon were made by the Niagara Silver Co. for the Larkin Soap Mfg. Co. This spoon (part of a set of six), was given as a premium to their customers during the Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. MB: $18.00
6565-0108. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Washington eagle globe church. Hdle obv. embossed portrait bust of Washington at the finial + eagle below + world globe + decorative scrolls on lower shank. Hdle rev. depressed stamp view with obelisk + church (??) + "Washington". BL: plain. Maker: L.S.M. Co. Metal: Sterling Silver. 925/1000. Length: 5 ¼ inches. More about this spoon. This spoon were made by the Niagara Silver Co. for the Larkin Soap Mfg. Co. This spoon (part of a set of six), was given as a premium to their customers during the Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. MB: $18.00
6565-0109. Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon Martha Washington Larkin Soap Co. Hdle obv. embossed bust of “Martha Washington” wearing a bonnet. Hdle rev. embossed decorative scrolls. BL: plain. MK: Niagara Silver Co. Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larkin Soap Mfg. Co.). Metal: Sterling. Length: 5 ¼ inches. More about this spoon. This spoon were made by the Niagara Silver Co. for the Larkin Soap Mfg. Co. This spoon (part of a set of six), was given as a premium to their customers during the Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. MB: $18.00
6565-0111. Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon Father Hennepin Larkin Soap Co. Hdle obv. decorative scrolls above and below a bust of “Hennepin” (name on stem). Hdle rev. embossed view of Niagara Falls. BL: plain. MK: Niagara Silver Co. Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co. Metal: Sterling. Length: 5 ¼ inches. More about this spoon. This spoon were made by the Niagara Silver Co. for the Larkin Soap Mfg. Co. This spoon (part of a set of six) was given as a premium to their customers during the Columbian Exposition (1893) in Chicago. Father Louis Hennepin, a Recollect friar, is best known as an early European explorer of Minnesota. He gained fame in the seventeenth century with the publication of his dramatic stories of the exploration of the Mississippi River. MB: $18.00
6565-0009. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Pan-Am Exposition. Hdle obv. embossed frontal view of a buffalo + decorative designs + profile view of Indian. Hdle rev. embossed view of Niagara Falls. BL: gilded embossed bowl with view of North and South America (as women). MK: * S * Retailer: American Souvenir Co. Metal: Sterling + PAT. + Buffalo N.Y. Length: 5 ½ MB: $39.00
6565-0013. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Heart of Detroit Grand Circus Park. Hdle obv. cut out finial with views of buildings + “Grand Circus Park” + “Detroit.” Hdle rev. plain reverse. BL: embossed view of “Heart of Detroit.” MK: Watson Newell. Metal: sterling. Length: 6 inches. MB: $26.00
6565-0017-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Columbian Exposition Westward Course of Empire. Hdle obv. embossed view of text: “Chicago Columbian Exposition 1893.” The handle design is an adaptation of Whiting’s “Heraldic” pattern (patented circa 1885). Hdle rev. embossed decorative design + monogrammed with letter “G” BL: embossed view of sun with ray + “Westward The Course of Empire Takes Its Way.” MK: Whiting. Metal: sterling. Length: 6 inches. MB: $49.00
More about this spoon. Patent No. 21,027 – (September 1, 1891) Patentee: Charles Osborne , of New York, N.Y. Assignor to the Whiting Manufacturing Company, New York N.Y. In the Patent Claim, Osborne wrote: “My design has relation to that class of goods known as ‘souvenir spoons,’ which are sold as souvenirs or mementos of certain localities, and this spoon is particularly intended to be sold in the United States, and to this end it is designed to be emblematic of the western march of empire. The leading feature of my design consists in the representation in the spoon-bowl of the sun setting behind distant hills and the representation on the handle of the head of a phenix. The spoon has the representation of the sun apparently setting behind the distant hills, produced in the bowl, and on the handle, near the head, is produced a representation of the head of a phenix surmounted by a star, the Star of the West. On the shank of the handle is produced a representation of a spray of laurel, which extends downward into the top of the spoon-bowl, where it terminates in an irregular flowery mass.”
More about this spoon. Patent No. 21,027 – (September 1, 1891) Patentee: Charles Osborne , of New York, N.Y. Assignor to the Whiting Manufacturing Company, New York N.Y. In the Patent Claim, Osborne wrote: “My design has relation to that class of goods known as ‘souvenir spoons,’ which are sold as souvenirs or mementos of certain localities, and this spoon is particularly intended to be sold in the United States, and to this end it is designed to be emblematic of the western march of empire. The leading feature of my design consists in the representation in the spoon-bowl of the sun setting behind distant hills and the representation on the handle of the head of a phenix. The spoon has the representation of the sun apparently setting behind the distant hills, produced in the bowl, and on the handle, near the head, is produced a representation of the head of a phenix surmounted by a star, the Star of the West. On the shank of the handle is produced a representation of a spray of laurel, which extends downward into the top of the spoon-bowl, where it terminates in an irregular flowery mass.”
6565-0020-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Commercial Traveler. Hdle obv. embossed full figure of Mercury at the finial standing on a globe of the world + decorative designs + “C.T. Home A of A.” Hdle rev. view of Mercury + “Patented July 17th 1894 by F.C. Hamilton.” BL: embossed view of “Commercial Traveler’s Home. Binghamton, N.Y.” MK: Niagara Silver Co. Metal: Sterling Length: 6 inches. MB: $89.00
More about this spoon. For details about this souvenir spoon, see Rainwater/Felger. American Spoons. Souvenir and Historical. p. 127.
More about this spoon. For details about this souvenir spoon, see Rainwater/Felger. American Spoons. Souvenir and Historical. p. 127.
6565-0021-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Portland Head Light Maine Block Letters. Hdle obv. embossed block Letter Handle: “PORTLAND” – with decorative elements within the letter. Hdle rev. plain. BL: embossed view of “Portland Head Light” + landscape. MK: no maker mark. Metal: sterling. Length: 5 ¾ inches. MB: $49.00
6565-0022-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Cherry Street Bridge Toledo OHIO block letters. Hdle obv. embossed “Seal of the City of Toledo. January 7 1837” + TOLEDO (block letters). Hdle rev. embossed view of frog holding an umbrella + embossed view of Toledo blade (symbol of the city. BL: embossed over view of “New Cherry St. Bridge Toledo, O.” MK: no maker mark. Metal: sterling. Length: 5 ½ inches. MB: $49.00
6565-0026-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Birmingham Alabama. Hdle obv. embossed view of chimney. BL. embossed view of blast furnace + “Birmingham, Ala.” MK: no maker mark. Retailer: Harry Mercer. Metal: sterling. Length: 5 ½ inches. MB: $48.00
6565-0029-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Alabama Capitol of Confederacy Montgomery. Hdle obv. embossed state with “Alabama” on banner + cotton bale + cotton bolls. Hdle rev. embossed view of “State Capitol” + mining equipment (shovel, chain, pick. BL: embossed view of “First Capitol of the Confederacy. Montgomery, Ala. MK: Banner H. Metal: sterling. Length: 5 ¾ inches. MB: $45.00
6565-31. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon St. John's Sharon, PA. Hdle obv. medallion w/ emb. bust of Dionysus + decorative shank. Hdle rev. monogrammed in bright cut script: "McF 1897." BL engr. vw. "St. John's Sharon, Pa." MK: "SS" in oval = (Syracuse Manufacturing Company, circa 1895-1900a) + stamped "lion." (??). Metal: sterling. Length: [6"]. MB: $42.00
6565-32. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Mule Spoon. New York. Statue of Liberty. U.S. Capitol. Hdle obv. oval laurel frame, (surrounding US Capital, held aloft by sailor + eagle at bottom of shank. Hdle rev. emb. vw. Library of Congress + Washington Monument. BL: emb. vw of "Statue of Liberty. New York." MK: George Washington profile head in circle = Galt & Brothers. Stamped: Sterling. Length: [5 ¾"]. MB: $45.00
Mule spoon (so called by spoon collectors): Washington DC handle + New York (Statue of Liberty) = odd combination on one spoon.
Mule spoon (so called by spoon collectors): Washington DC handle + New York (Statue of Liberty) = odd combination on one spoon.
6565-33. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Niagara Falls. Hdle obv. emb. vw. of "Niagara" Falls on handle. BL: Citrus bowl. MK: Frank M. Whiting Co. Metal: sterling. Length: [5 ¾"]. MB: $25.00
6565-35. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Philadelphia Mint. Hdle obv. emb. "Liberty Bell" + "Independence Hall Walnut St. Front" + "Penn's Cottage" + "Penn" + "Philadelphia." BL: emb. "U.S. Philadelphia, PA." MK: Alvin. Metal: Sterling. Length: [5 ¾ "]. MB: $45.00
6565-36. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Greater New York Touring Car. Hdle obv. emb. "Statue of Liberty" + "Washington Arch" + "Grant's Tomb" + "Greater-New-York." Hdle rev. monogrammed: "1909 R." (bright-cut script). BL: emb. vw of touring car (filled w/ people). MK: Alvin. Metal: sterling. Length: [6"]. MB: $52.00
6565-37 Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon FF Teddy Bear. Hdle obv. Teddy Bear at finial + "Teddy Bear" on shank. Hdle rev. sculpted view of the bear's back; stem = tree trunk. BL: Plain bowl. MK: assigned to Mauser Mfg. Co. Pat’d '07. Metal: Sterling. Length: [5 2/3"]. MB: $49.00
Named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt.
Named in honor of Teddy Roosevelt.
6565-38 Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Chicago Public Library. Hdle obv. "Chicago" at finial + Illinois SS + "Lincoln" + corn cobs. Hdle rev. emb. "Chicago Art Institute" + “Fort Dearborn + engraved “6 – 24 – 09.” BL: embossed view of “Public Library Chicago.” MK: Wallace. Metal: sterling. Length: 6 inches. MB: $29.00
6565-39. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Utah The Great Temple. Hdle obv. "Sego Lily" at finial + Utah SS + Brigham Young" + Morini + "Angel Morini." Hdle rev. "Eagle Gate" + "1847" + "First House Built." BL: embossed view of: "The Great Temple. Salt Lake City. 1853-93." + engraved "1909." MK: Wallace. Length: [6"]. MB: $29.00
6565-40. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Minnesota. Erskine. Hdle obv. emb. FF gopher at finial standing on Minnesota SS + "Minnesota" on shank. Hdle rev. gopher + "State Capitol" + grain. BL: engr. "Erskine." MK: Manchester. Metal: Sterling. Length: [5 ½"]. MB: $29.00
6565-41. Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Yellowstone Teddy Bears. Hdle obv. two FF bears on tree trunk handle. One bear = holds broad-brimmed hat. BL: emb. vw "Great Falls of Yellowstone." MK: P&B. (See: Zinn p. 10 # 21657). Metal: sterling. Length: [5 ¼"]. MB: $55.00