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any info ? - 1/20/2008 10:35:02 PM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline dug these up a while back and was wondering is anyone had any information on them .the spoon has an eagle ,what looks like mountains with the sun setting behind them and two sheffs of wheat.between the eagle and the mountains it says ohio.on the back there is a shield with 13 stars and 7bars .wm rogers & sons. the fork says med dept.usa with g.m. stamped at the end im not sure what the g.m. stands for thanks. Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael Post #: 1

RE: any info ? - 1/20/2008 10:36:36 PM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline back of the spoon Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 2

RE: any info ? - 1/20/2008 10:37:52 PM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline one more of the front of the spoon Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 3

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 12:08:41 AM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Very cool! I have one similar to the eagle one but don't know anything about it either. Is yours sterling? Attachment (1) < Message edited by jane8851 -- 1/21/2008 12:14:54 AM > (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 4

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 12:20:44 AM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline thanks jane i think the spoon was silver plated copper and the fork is solid silver _____________________________ michael (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 5

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 12:24:18 AM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline I found mine under the floorboards of a house in Greenville NY. It's marked sterling and is pretty nice. Your fork is really interesting, could it be civil war? (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 6

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 12:45:22 AM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline i found the fork in an outhouse for a bording house for railroad workers .they were building the northwestern and pacific railroad up over corona pass (rollins pass),along with some nice bottles and table ware.the fork cane from a different area but i dont think its civil war unless maby one of the guys working at a mine up here was in the civil war and brought it with him. _____________________________ michael (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 7

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 12:47:30 AM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline yours is realy nice jane does it have a date on it? _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 8

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 1:20:26 AM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline  came out of the same outhouse im guessing it was right around the toc but im not sure. Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 9

RE: any info ? - 1/21/2008 1:21:39 AM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline anyone know if it was pressed or blown? Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 10

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 12:48:08 PM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Hi Michael, no dates on my spoon. Just "Army & Navy" and military stuff. Really nice glass/vase! You find some great stuff. Attachment (1) (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 11

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 12:49:47 PM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline One of the bowl. Attachment (1) (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 12

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 12:51:30 PM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline And the rear. Attachment (1) (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 13

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 1:00:24 PM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Anyone know what the design represents? (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 14

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 4:34:15 PM    deer4x4 Posts: 356 Joined: 1/2/2008 From: san jose ca. Status: offline i can say the swords and anchor navy and can say that the cross canons are from the artillery it is still the same today i was in artillery back in 1982 and they are the same on my uniform as on the spoon i would be quessin that the spoon was from military and the swords crossed was horse regement but that is a quess but the cannons i know are artillery also i would say that the stuff on the face of spoon is what they carried infantry back in the civil war era  canteen,ruck sack,mail pouch,sabre, spurs, hat, rifle, check out some old time civil war flicks and pictures you will be able to identify the articles on the spoon and that would give you a closer time frame  nice  find bob < Message edited by deer4x4 -- 1/22/2008 4:35:43 PM > (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 15

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 5:08:00 PM    Shagnasty   Posts: 272 Joined: 8/4/2006 From: Newark Ohio Status: offline mikmis       the mountian sun and wheat scene is the great seal of ohio      Attachment (1) (in reply to deer4x4) Post #: 16

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 9:16:25 PM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline wow jane that spoon has almost every patriotic image there is on it thats so cool .the liberty bell ,a liberty cap .the flags, the union shield ,eagles .i can make out a couple letters of the maker do you know what the rest of it is on the back mabe we can figuer out the age of yours. mine is stamped with a patent date but i want to see if anyone can guess the age .heres another copper object i found up there its stampes with the word colonial on the back. Attachment (1) _____________________________ michael (in reply to Shagnasty) Post #: 17

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 9:21:58 PM    mikmis   Posts: 379 Joined: 11/16/2006 Status: offline thanks for the info shag i would of never guessed that .thats exactly what it looks like. _____________________________ michael (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 18

RE: any info ? - 1/22/2008 10:18:52 PM    jane8851 Posts: 325 Joined: 12/3/2006 From: Upstate NY Status: offline Michael, I didn't mean to hijack your thread. Wow that butterfly is neat. (in reply to mikmis) Post #: 19

RE: any info ? - 1/23/2008 1:03:36 AM    capsoda Posts: 7927 Joined: 11/15/2005 From: Seminole,Alabama, USA Status: offline Hey Michael, Does the butterfly have any clasp works or pins on the back? Colonial Silver is still in business although their foray into to the world of jewelry failed miserably. Your piece is from 1889 to about 1903. Jane your spoon is a souvenir from an Army Navy Game or drill. Check ans see when the game was played in Ohio and you will have your date. They were played the first Saturday after Thanksgiving at in Philly  but some were played at college stadiums. The first one was in  1890 so that would be a great place to start. _____________________________ Warren Diggin down in Dixie, USA Work is for people who don't dig bottles President, Panhandle Cruisers http://www.panhandlecruisers.org/ (in reply to jane8851) Post #: 20

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