Collector Spoons
why spoons?
i understand collectors, and there need for little trinkets, but why do so many people collect spoons? why not knives and forks too? and why always teaspoons? i collect old books, but at least i can put them on a shelf and read them…
People have been collecting Souvenir Spoons for generations. My grandma had a display box full of them. There are several companies that design special souvenir spoons for collectors. They are generally much smaller than the spoons we use for tableware. I don’t think anyone makes the special knives or forks for collectors, but if the companies made those instead of spoons, I imagine that’s what the collectors would buy.
The first souvenir spoons in the United States were made in 1890 by Galt & Bros., Inc. of Washington D.C., featuring the profile of George Washington. One year later, a souvenir Salem Witch spoon was made, and sold seven thousand copies. It was created by Daniel Low, a jeweler in Salem, Massachusetts, after he saw souvenir spoons on vacation in Germany. The Witch Spoon is given credit for starting the Souvenir Spoon hobby in the U.S.
Here’s a link to some pictures of those earliest spoons:
http://www.geocities.com/rodeodrive/6232/beginning.html
The 1893 Columbian World Fair in Chicago was one of the major impetuses for the collecting of Silver Souvenir spoons.
You can see several examples of souviner spoons at the link below.
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Vintage WM Rogers & Son Silver Plated American Eagle Patriotic Collector’s Spoon $4.99 |
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ANTIQUE 1907 P & B STERLING SILVER COLLECTOR SWASTIKA SPOON – IDAHO FALLS, IDAHO $49.99 |
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VINTAGE SILVER PLATED COLLECTOR SPOON “ST. MAARTEN” $4.00 |
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VINTAGE PEWTER COLLECTOR SPOON “NASHVILLE” $4.00 |
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VINTAGE STUART SILVER PLATED COLLECTOR SPOON “NEW ZEALAND” $4.00 |
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Washington Collectors Spoon – Vintage Goldtone Spoon Made By Fort $3.95 |
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Florida Collectors Spoon – Vintage Goldtone Spoon Made By Fort $3.95 |
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Chinese Silver Collector’s Spoon – Very Rare – 1/2 PRICE SALE! $30.00 |
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STERLING ENCO SPOON DAVID PALACE OF LIVING ART SOUVENIR COLLECTOR $5.95 |
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Collector Souvenir Spoon – SUDAN – electroplated nickel silver – made in Holland $5.00 |
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LOT OF 14 COLLECTORS SPOONS US CANADA ICELAND $5.99 |
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COLLECTOR’S SPOON – CANBERRA $0.99 |
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Sydney Tower Collector Spoon $3.99 |
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COLLECTORS OLD GEORGE WASHINGTON STERLING SPOON / ANTIQUE BRUSH / KOA $72.00 |
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3 Rolex Lucerne Bucherer Watch Switzerland Collector Souvenir Spoon Silver plate $19.99 |
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Lot of 4 Nickle Silver Collector Spoons w/Various Maker $23.13 |
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RARE 1898 STERLING SILVER COLLECTOR SPOON W/ THE POUGHKEEPSIE BRIDGE $49.99 |
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ANTIQUE 800 SILVER COLLECTORS 2 OLD ELEGANT SOUVENIR SPOONS HAND MADE SIGNED $29.00 |
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Las Vegas Nevada collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Virginia USA collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Domine Dirige No.5 London Collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Oregon Myrtlewood tree collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Idaho state collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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California Redwood Nat’l Park collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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ET Nelson B.C. Oneida LTD. Canada collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Houston Texas with shuttle charm collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Japan ail collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Pennsylvania collector’s spoon with horse and buggy charm $7.00 |
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Reno Nevada Collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Solano California collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Deutschland (ANTIKO) collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Dawson City Yukon collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Bergen collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Florida collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Kauai Hawaii with flower charm collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Kauai – The Garden Island- collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Hanna Alberta Collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Radium Hot Springs Collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Whitehorse Yukon Collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Georgia collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Georgia collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Pennsylvania collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Beulah North Dakota with buffalo charm collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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The Butchant Gardens Parliament Victoria B.C. collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Tennessee – volunteer state- state collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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SET OF 5 VINTAGE SWEDEN STERLING SILVER/PLATED ORNATE COLLECTOR SPOONS $44.95 |
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Dwight Eisenhower Abilene Kan USA collector’s spoon $7.50 |
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Minnesota Land of 10,000 lakes collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Algonquin Park Nickle silver BMCo. Canada collector’s spoon $7.00 |
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Skyline Drive Virginia collector’s spoon $7.00 |