1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

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1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Thought this find deserved a post of it's own.
have found many pieces of old pewter flatware at Cob Cove,
was always intrigued by the similarity of some of the pieces,
Well, when I found a mostly intact spoon with a Bust and script I was hoping I'd be able to get some info about them.
It is a King William III Pewter Spoon, made in Boston Ma, CA 1700.
Have handles and bowls from 3 others previously dug from the vicinity.
Note bust images on all 4 handles :o
Very interesting link below about these spoons history and someone purchasing an original mold and making new spoons! (I contacted him, his do not have the 'A1'
on the back of the handle)
Why did I spend all this time digging these when I could purchase a shiny new one for $20 ??? :laughing9:
http://www.gibsonpewter.com/blog/2010/07/14/william-iii-spoon/
http://www.pewterbank.com/Spoons_..articles..13.pdf
 

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Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

This must've been one amazing spoon when it was made 300+ years ago! :o
I bet the person who lost it cried when they found it was missing! :'(

Dave
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

Hi Dave,
What I think happened is that the waterfront inn that was operating there at the time used these spoons, and as they broke, they were discarded out the window.
There is still a building on the original foundation that comes out over the water on pilings.
congrats on your first Silver :hello2:
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

Very nice William pewter spoon , 1700 :o 8)
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

One of the cooler finds posted this year :o Your year end post will be great :headbang:
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

I just added that spoon to my wish list Herbie. We find a few pewter buttons in CS camps and some melted pieces where soldiers threw pewter items into campfires. You just never know what to expect when you go hunting there Herbie. HH, Quindy.
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

That is some great pewter there Herbie. The King William is super and the rat tails are nice too!
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

Herbie,
No doubt a early spoon & frags with the rat tail on the back of the bowl.Looks like you've done your home work on it though so I won't have to go dig Info out. ;D I've found quite a few old pewter spoon parts & to have one with that much design still left or any design at all is a Fantastic find!But hey what can I say I'm a spoon man myself. :laughing7: I was going to pass you the torch with the video Iron Patch left in my post but it no longer plays. :D
Take Care Herbie & Keep with your ways. :thumbsup:
Pete, :hello:
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon

Awesome spoon Herbie. :icon_thumleft:
Congrats,
Doug
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Thanks for all your replies!
I'm seeing the bust on the 3 other handle fragments also.
looks like one may have a slightly different 'Dognose' but I think all of these are William IIIs.
Best digs to Everyone :hello:
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Very Kool!!! Congrats. Hogge :headbang: :headbang:
 

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Timekiller said:
Herbie,
No doubt a early spoon & frags with the rat tail on the back of the bowl.Looks like you've done your home work on it though so I won't have to go dig Info out. ;D I've found quite a few old pewter spoon parts & to have one with that much design still left or any design at all is a Fantastic find!But hey what can I say I'm a spoon man myself. :laughing7: I was going to pass you the torch with the video Iron Patch left in my post but it no longer plays. :D
Take Care Herbie & Keep with your ways. :thumbsup:
Pete, :hello:
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Thanks TK,
Always good to hear from a fellow 'Spoonman',
I love them in any & all condition and metals.
one of my favorites (bought item, $10 :laughing7: )

"Feel the rhythm with your Hands, Steal the Rhythm while you can"

One of my favorites. CC RIP.
 

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Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Super finds, the whole one to go along with the pieces of others will make one fine display! Never saw spoons like that and you found a nice hunk of history, congrats.

Don
 

Those are some great early colonial artifacts!

I just love early pewter cutlery, and yours are some great examples. I'd love to find some with the markings that yours have. Below are some pics of a few pieces of early cutlery I've been fortunate to dig around southeast VA, and nearly all of them came from my favorite creekfront site. Not sure how early these date to, but I'm guessing early-to-mid 1700s. The site goes back to the mid-1600s. Thanks for posting your great looking spoons.
 

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Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Wow,Very nice Bill. :headbang: Herbie,you may consider urathane on them pieces before they start falling to pieces,cause I'm sure they will now that there out the water at least mine started to.Here's some I've urathaned & some I need too.
Take Care,
Pete, :hello:
 

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Re: Those are some great early colonial artifacts!

Bill D. (VA) said:
I just love early pewter cutlery, and yours are some great examples. I'd love to find some with the markings that yours have. Below are some pics of a few pieces of early cutlery I've been fortunate to dig around southeast VA, and nearly all of them came from my favorite creekfront site. Not sure how early these date to, but I'm guessing early-to-mid 1700s. The site goes back to the mid-1600s. Thanks for posting your great looking spoons.
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Those are some really incredible cutlery finds there Bill! :notworthy:
Thanks for showing them to us! :icon_thumright:

Dave
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Greetings Bill,
Did you straighten that handle, or are they different spoons?
This metal is usually extremely brittle.
The 'Dognose' style handle (your intact spoon) is from around 1700,
the 'Fiddle' shapes became popular later.
here's a good site for getting dates.
http://www.pewterbank.com/Spoons_..articles..13.pdf
Great collection of early pewter you got!
Best digs to You! Herbie.
 

Re: 1700 William III Pewter Spoon & pieces from 3 others!

Timekiller,
Thanks for that urethane advice, I went through my collection of foldered 'Good' finds the other day and was sorely dissappointed at the deterioration of some items.
Nice collection of old pewter you have! Best digs to You, Herbie :hello:
 

I found an O.S.V. pewter spoon that is identical to the one in your last photo. I bought a box of miscellaneous old silverware that wasn't wanted because it wasn't solid sterling silverware. I just felt this one was too unique to pass by. Love it! My daughter loves Celtic marked unique items and so I knew that even if it had little worth she would like it possibly. I really wanted to find out about it as it was unique. Thank you for posting your finds. It was one of few I could find about possible history.
 

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