From the water Sunday. Pretty silver colonial spoon handle and other odds and ends.

[RatherBeDigging]

I didn't want to post this until I had an id on the Spoon maker. Fortunately for me it was broken in a manner the makers mark was intact. Figuring out the silversmith HO & F was quite the task. Houlton,Otto & Folk of Philadelphia. An example in private collection is date marked 1782 but it lists their active dates as circa 1797. Other finds include a plated circle broach, piece of slag glass, few blue and white feather edge shards, a parasol slide and a buhch of copper for the scrap pile. Several ceramic electrical insulators (non pin type) and a pressed brass light fixture surround. Lead item has name of a paint co on it. Other silver spoon fragment in 1st photo is my only other silver spoon fragment.

 

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[Hunk-a-lead]

I didn't want to post this until I had an id on the Spoon maker. Fortunately for me it was broken in a manner the makers mark was intact. Figuring out the silversmith HO & F was quite the task. Houlton,Otto & Folk of Philadelphia. An example in private collection is date marked 1782 but it lists their active dates as circa 1797. Other finds include a plated circle broach, piece of slag glass, few blue and white feather edge shards, a parasol slide and a buhch of copper for the scrap pile. Several ceramic electrical insulators (non pin type) and a pressed brass light fixture surround. Lead item has name of a paint co on it. Other silver spoon fragment in 1st photo is my only other silver spoon fragment.

love that old silver, thanks for posting

 

[RatherBeDigging]

love that old silver, thanks for posting

Thank you. Hopefully an older silver coin in there somewhere. Only one has been a 1961 rosey. I think I have to walk more towards population for that...

 

[Digger RJ]

I didn't want to post this until I had an id on the Spoon maker. Fortunately for me it was broken in a manner the makers mark was intact. Figuring out the silversmith HO & F was quite the task. Houlton,Otto & Folk of Philadelphia. An example in private collection is date marked 1782 but it lists their active dates as circa 1797. Other finds include a plated circle broach, piece of slag glass, few blue and white feather edge shards, a parasol slide and a buhch of copper for the scrap pile. Several ceramic electrical insulators (non pin type) and a pressed brass light fixture surround. Lead item has name of a paint co on it. Other silver spoon fragment in 1st photo is my only other silver spoon fragment.

Very Cool!!! Congrats!!!