Part of a spoon bowl? Could it be lead? Nope, Pewter

[Bramblefind]

I'm learning but still lacking in my ability to identify metals. This item really feels like lead. But it also looks like the bowl of a spoon. So... I'm thinking it being made of lead would be unusual.

It is about 2.75 inches long and about 1.5 inches wide (broken) and weighs 18g.

My detector calls it pulltab/bottlecap.

I'm sure this will be easy for someone to teach me a lesson

Thanks!

 

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[Lucas]

Re: Part of a spoon bowl? Could it be lead?

Looks like a pewter spoon.

 

[Bramblefind]

Re: Part of a spoon bowl? Could it be lead?

Thanks Lucas Would you hazard a guess as to a date range?

When I searched pewter spoons here a T-net most seem to come from early (i.e 18th century) sites. But this one doesn't look that old to me.

I know very little about the site I found it at. It was a real mess there.

 

[kuger]

We dont seem to find pewter spoons in sites that date much later than 1855,I always get excited when they start popping up because we know we are on a period site.

 

[Bramblefind]

Thanks Kuger Good to know!

 

[BuckleBoy]

In this part of the country, we only get pewter on the 1820s and 30s or earlier sites. In general, any spot with pewter spoon bowls will have a good many flat buttons, which weren't used much after the CW. So that says something about time frame.

These are also a common find in Colonial Era sites, and I imagine that folks took items like these with them when they moved, using them until they broke. In general, I think of pewter spoons as being closer to the late 1700s than the mid 1800s.

Hope this helps.

-Buckles

 

[kuger]

Dang I wish we had any 1700 activity here!!!!