2 Matching Coin Silver Serving Spoons by Royal Cowles

Description

ALDERMAN FORD
c: 1850 Coin Silver Serving Spoons by Royal Cowles of Cleveland OH
Overall Excellent Condition, Slight Dings, Small Tear to One Bowl
Bowls with No Noticeable  Tip Wear
Royal Cowles
(1827-1897)
Apprenticed about 1840 to Ralph Cowles in Cleveland OH
He was a partner from 1849 to 1853 with Joseph R. Albertson
in
Cleveland OH as COWLE & COMPANY and later
COWLES & ALBERTSON. Albertson was formerly a member of
FELLOW, WADSWORTH & Co. of New York.
He worked from 1854 to 1857 as a silversmith and
jeweler in
Cleveland OH.
He was a partner in 1857 with Homer Goodwin in
Cleveland OH as COWLES & COMPANY.
Engraved with "COC" in Script
Eight and One half (8.5) Inches in Length
Bowl is One and three quarter (1.75) inches Wide
TOTAL WEIGHT
71.7 Grams / 46.1 dwt / 2.305 ozt
Hallmarked: R.COWLES
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