Souvenir Spoon Auction Sale #777
Begins: January 13, 2020
Ends: January 26, 2020
To purchase spoons, send request 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
Begins: January 13, 2020
Ends: January 26, 2020
To purchase spoons, send request 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
These spoons were made by the Niagara Silver Co. for the Larkin Soap Mfg. Co. The spoons were give as a premium to their customers during the Fair.
21-8882-0001-Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon Columbus
Hdle obv. decorative scroll border framing bust of Columbus + eagle + laurel + shield above globe+ decorative scrolls on stem
Hdle rev. embossed view of Santa Maria within a circle (created by the globe) + “1492.”
BL: plain
MK: Niagara Silver Co.
Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
Hdle obv. decorative scroll border framing bust of Columbus + eagle + laurel + shield above globe+ decorative scrolls on stem
Hdle rev. embossed view of Santa Maria within a circle (created by the globe) + “1492.”
BL: plain
MK: Niagara Silver Co.
Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
21-8882-0005-Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon Niagara Falls
Hdle obv. decorative stem with view of Niagara Falls
Hdle rev. decorative stem with “Niagara” in upper case letters/
BL: plain
MK: Niagara Silver Co.
Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
Hdle obv. decorative stem with view of Niagara Falls
Hdle rev. decorative stem with “Niagara” in upper case letters/
BL: plain
MK: Niagara Silver Co.
Marks: 925/1000 L.S.M. Co. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
21-8882-0003-Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon LaSalle
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. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
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. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
21-8882-0004-Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon Martha Washington
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. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
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. (Larking Soap Mfg. Co.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 20.00
8882-0005-Sterling Silver Advertising Souvenir Spoon.
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
Cost: 20.00
More about this spoon: 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. See: http://www.mnopedia.org/person/hennepin-louis-ca1640-ca1701
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
Cost: 20.00
More about this spoon: 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. See: http://www.mnopedia.org/person/hennepin-louis-ca1640-ca1701
21-8882-0006-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Indian Fort Mackinac Island.
Hdle obv. embossed profile of Indian wearing feather headdress + canoe + quiver filled with arrows + tomahawk _ bow + corn cobs and leaves.
Hdle rev. embossed view of Indian tepee + horse pulling a woman seated of train + tomahawk.
BL: embossed vie of “Old Fort Mackinac. Mackinanc Island.”
MK: Shepard.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 7/8 inches
Cost: 49.00
Hdle obv. embossed profile of Indian wearing feather headdress + canoe + quiver filled with arrows + tomahawk _ bow + corn cobs and leaves.
Hdle rev. embossed view of Indian tepee + horse pulling a woman seated of train + tomahawk.
BL: embossed vie of “Old Fort Mackinac. Mackinanc Island.”
MK: Shepard.
Metal: Sterling.
Length: 5 7/8 inches
Cost: 49.00
21-8882-0007-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Skyline Heart of Detroit
Hdle obv. embossed view of buildings along the waterfront with boats and “Detroit Harbor” at the finial
Hdle rev. embossed views of “City Hall” + “Wayne County Building” + “Post Office.”
BL: embossed view of downtown Detroit with car tracks + horse and wagon + “The Heart of Detroit.”
MK: Paye & Baker
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 55.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of buildings along the waterfront with boats and “Detroit Harbor” at the finial
Hdle rev. embossed views of “City Hall” + “Wayne County Building” + “Post Office.”
BL: embossed view of downtown Detroit with car tracks + horse and wagon + “The Heart of Detroit.”
MK: Paye & Baker
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 55.00
21-8882-0008-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Tijuana
Hdle obv. embossed view of coat of arms of Mexico + cactus + water carrier + “Recuerdo de Mexico.”
Hdle rev. decorative reverse
BL: embossed view of “Tijuana” + multiple scenes: “Street Scene” + “Boundary Mon.” + “Old Adobe Chapel” + :old Adobe Court House.”
MK: Shepard
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 49.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of coat of arms of Mexico + cactus + water carrier + “Recuerdo de Mexico.”
Hdle rev. decorative reverse
BL: embossed view of “Tijuana” + multiple scenes: “Street Scene” + “Boundary Mon.” + “Old Adobe Chapel” + :old Adobe Court House.”
MK: Shepard
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 49.00
21-8882-0009-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Pan-Am Exposition
Hlde 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
Cost: 39.00
Hlde 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
Cost: 39.00
21-8882-0011-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Skyline Heart of Memphis
Hdle obv. skyline of the city of Memphis with riverboats on the Mississippi + “Memphis, Tenn.”
Hdle rev. embossed view of the “Forrest Monument” + “New Country Club” + Confederate Monument” + a squirrel.
BL: embossed view of buildings and street with “The Heart of Memphis.”
MK: Shepard
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 5/8 inches
Cost: 79.00
Hdle obv. skyline of the city of Memphis with riverboats on the Mississippi + “Memphis, Tenn.”
Hdle rev. embossed view of the “Forrest Monument” + “New Country Club” + Confederate Monument” + a squirrel.
BL: embossed view of buildings and street with “The Heart of Memphis.”
MK: Shepard
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 5/8 inches
Cost: 79.00
21-8882-0012-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon San Francisco Mason & Market Streets
Hdle obv. embossed view of San Francisco with billowing smoke — after the 1906 earthquake
Hdle rev. embossed words: “Great San Francisco Fire, April 18th, 1906.”
BL: embossed buildings and rubble with “Mason & Market Streets” + “After Great San Francisco Fie, April 18th, 1906.”
MK: Watson
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ¾ inches.
Cost: 95.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of San Francisco with billowing smoke — after the 1906 earthquake
Hdle rev. embossed words: “Great San Francisco Fire, April 18th, 1906.”
BL: embossed buildings and rubble with “Mason & Market Streets” + “After Great San Francisco Fie, April 18th, 1906.”
MK: Watson
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ¾ inches.
Cost: 95.00
21-8882-0013-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Heart of Detroit
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
Cost: 45.00
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
Cost: 45.00
21-8882-0015-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Marble Quarry Vermont
Hdle obv. embossed view of clovers leaves and clover blossoms
Hdle rev. embossed view of clover leaves and blossoms + bright cut monogrammed “1907.”
BL: embossed view of “Marble Quarry Rutland VT.”
MK: Banner H
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 59.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of clovers leaves and clover blossoms
Hdle rev. embossed view of clover leaves and blossoms + bright cut monogrammed “1907.”
BL: embossed view of “Marble Quarry Rutland VT.”
MK: Banner H
Metal: Sterling
Length: 5 ¼ inches
Cost: 59.00
21-8882-0016-Sterling Silver Souvenir Enameled Spoon Laurel decoration
Hdle obv. decorative handle with green enameled laurel branch with leaves
Hdle rev. embossed view of snake (??)
BL: plain
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 45.00
Hdle obv. decorative handle with green enameled laurel branch with leaves
Hdle rev. embossed view of snake (??)
BL: plain
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 45.00
21-8882-0017-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Columbian Exposition Westward Course of Empire
Hdle obv. embossed view of text: “Chicago Columbian Exposition 1893.”
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
Cost: 59.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of text: “Chicago Columbian Exposition 1893.”
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
Cost: 59.00
21-8882-0020-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.
Cost: 149.00
More about this spoon. For details about this souvenir spoon, see Rainwater/Felger. American Spoons. Souvenir and Historical. p. 127.
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.
Cost: 149.00
More about this spoon. For details about this souvenir spoon, see Rainwater/Felger. American Spoons. Souvenir and Historical. p. 127.
21-8882-0021-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
Cost: 59.00
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
Cost: 59.00
21-8882-0022-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
Cost: 55.00
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
Cost: 55.00
21-8882-0023-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Pan Am. Niagara Falls
Hdle obv. embossed view of Pan playing his pipes + profile Indian below + monument on lower stem.
Hdle rev. plain
BL: embossed view of Niagara Falls + “Pan American 1901.”
MK: Alvin
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 3.4 inches
Cost: 39.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of Pan playing his pipes + profile Indian below + monument on lower stem.
Hdle rev. plain
BL: embossed view of Niagara Falls + “Pan American 1901.”
MK: Alvin
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 3.4 inches
Cost: 39.00
21-8882-0024-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon District of Columbia
Hdle obv. embossed view of eagle at the. finial + “District of Columbia. “Iustitia omnibus” + goldenrod flower on stem
Hdle rev. embossed view of reverse of the eagle + U.S.A. + US shield + goldenrod o stem.
BL: plain
BL rev. heel – worn
MK: Wm Rogers & Son AA
Length: 7 ¼ inches
Cost: 15.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of eagle at the. finial + “District of Columbia. “Iustitia omnibus” + goldenrod flower on stem
Hdle rev. embossed view of reverse of the eagle + U.S.A. + US shield + goldenrod o stem.
BL: plain
BL rev. heel – worn
MK: Wm Rogers & Son AA
Length: 7 ¼ inches
Cost: 15.00
21-8882-0026-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Birmingham Alabama
Hdle obv. embossed view of chimney
BL. embossed view of lighthouse + “Birmingham, Ala.”
MK: no maker mark
Retailer: Harry Mercer.
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 59.00
Hdle obv. embossed view of chimney
BL. embossed view of lighthouse + “Birmingham, Ala.”
MK: no maker mark
Retailer: Harry Mercer.
Metal: sterling
Length: 5 ½ inches
Cost: 59.00
21-8882-0027-Sterling Silver Souvenir Spoon Trinity College (Hartford, CT)
Hdle obv. blue enameled flag applied at the finial (tiny speck of enamel missing above the letter “r” + twist stem.
Hdle rev. plain
BL: plain
MK: Howard + “David Mayer Maker.”
Metal: Sterling
Length: 4 ¼ inches
Cost: 25.00
Hdle obv. blue enameled flag applied at the finial (tiny speck of enamel missing above the letter “r” + twist stem.
Hdle rev. plain
BL: plain
MK: Howard + “David Mayer Maker.”
Metal: Sterling
Length: 4 ¼ inches
Cost: 25.00
8882-0029-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 3.4 inches
Cost: 49.00
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 3.4 inches
Cost: 49.00
21-8882-0030-Silver Souvenir Spoon Condiment Spoon
Hdle obv. plain handle
BL: gilded bowl
Stamped: Zinnstahl Bleifrei and anchor
Length: 4 ¾ inches.
Cost: 15.00
Hdle obv. plain handle
BL: gilded bowl
Stamped: Zinnstahl Bleifrei and anchor
Length: 4 ¾ inches.
Cost: 15.00