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RARE John Cook Coin Silver Medallion Spoon Patent 1867 J.C N.Y Philo B. Gilbert

$ 50.16

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Composition: Coin Silver
  • Brand: John Cook
  • Age: 1850-1899
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Condition: Looks like someone may have bit on end of spoon. Otherwise, normal wear over 150+ years.
  • Pattern: Medallion
  • Type: Spoon

    Description

    John Cook Coin Silver Medallion Spoon
    Bearded Helmeted Knight
    Marked: J.C N.Y PATENT 1867
    Weighs 25.59 grams on my scale  Length 5 7/8"
    Very slightly bent or nicked in two spots on end
    As if someone bit on it
    Not too noticeable
    Otherwise the usual scratches from normal wear
    Philo B. Gilbert is often listed in association
    with these spoons
    Collaborator, colleague,....
    I've read that some think Cook was the retailer....
    Anyway, a fine old American spoon
    Post Civil War....
    Handed down through generations of the same family
    Being sold in its lovely and charming as is condition