Whatttttttt!??!

[Catcat16]

This first appeared to be a spoon but when I pulled it out I noticed quickly it had well... no spoon part. Lol. Also it was MUCH thicker then normal silverware. One side was fine but its splitting on the other side. The bottom is just a rusted question mark cause I have just no idea what this could have been. Oh and it appears to have some initials or letter on it like it was a personal item or gift. I’m pretty positive this was no ordinary spoon fork etc... Any ideas?

 

[martyfoley]

Just my thoughts. Most likely a handle for a spoon, fork, or butter knife. There appears to be some writing on the back side of the handle. If you could read it and look up the maker you could very well solve the mystery by looking up what the maker produced for silverware. Splitting could have been caused by the freezing and thawing of the ground during winter if the ground freezes where you live.

 

[Catcat16]

Just my thoughts. Most likely a handle for a spoon, fork, or butter knife. There appears to be some writing on the back side of the handle. If you could read it and look up the maker you could very well solve the mystery by looking up what the maker produced for silverware. Splitting could have been caused by the freezing and thawing of the ground during winter if the ground freezes where you live.

the only thing that’s strange to me is how thick it is, it has personalized lettering on it (assumably) and the bottom of it shows that something was attached. So it’s weird idk I’ll have to pull it back out and see if there’s a company name on the back.

 

[Flasks]

it appears to be a monogrammed baby spoon. Many of these spoons had the initial of the boys/girls first name. The basic spoon or fork was first cast into a form full length and then the handle portion, probably made of German silver, slid over the handle portion. During many years of being subjected to moisture and temperature the base metal rusted and swelled due to the rusting process and continued swelling enough to split the upper portion. Just my opinion.

 

[CanadianBottles]

Looks to me like the handle of a table knife. Silver or silver plated cutlery sets will almost always have knives with steel blades, which rust away over time in dumps leaving just the handle. That large glob of rust is a bit odd for a knife though so could have been some other utensil, but most commonly when I see these handles they're from knives. And monogrammed cutlery sets were extremely common a century ago, it was pretty standard for well-off people to get their cutlery engraved with their initials.

 

[embe]

^agreed.

 

[Catcat16]

Looks to me like the handle of a table knife. Silver or silver plated cutlery sets will almost always have knives with steel blades, which rust away over time in dumps leaving just the handle. That large glob of rust is a bit odd for a knife though so could have been some other utensil, but most commonly when I see these handles they're from knives. And monogrammed cutlery sets were extremely common a century ago, it was pretty standard for well-off people to get their cutlery engraved with their initials.

thank you

 

[Catcat16]

it appears to be a monogrammed baby spoon. Many of these spoons had the initial of the boys/girls first name. The basic spoon or fork was first cast into a form full length and then the handle portion, probably made of German silver, slid over the handle portion. During many years of being subjected to moisture and temperature the base metal rusted and swelled due to the rusting process and continued swelling enough to split the upper portion. Just my opinion.

Thanks sounds about right

 

[BF109]

A handle to a mirror or brush maybe?

 

[willong]

The splitting is caused by the encapsulated steel (or iron) interior expanding as it rusted. It is the same process that eventually causes cast concrete bridges to crumble when water, especially salty water, migrates to the rebar.