What-is-it question XLIX.

[2209patrick]

This spoon is about 7 inches (17.78cm) long.
Affixed to the top of the spoon is a flat circular disc.
This type of spoon dates from the early 19th century.
What was it called?



Pat.
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[byron mac donald]

Hi Pat-

Is it a stamp spoon?
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[2209patrick]

Hello Byran.

No, it's not a stamp or seal top spoon.

Pat.
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[dognose]

Hi Pat,
Its a sugar spoon, the flat disc is for crushing sugar which in those days was supplied in solid form,
Regards Trev.
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[2209patrick]

You are correct Trev.
It's called a sugar crusher spoon. Most sugar crushers just have a ring end and are not spoons.



Pat.
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[admin]

I've always heard these referred to as - Muddlers. Anyone else?
Regards, Tom
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[2209patrick]

Hello Tom.
This piece could be called a muddler.
My book refers to it as a sugar crusher.



Pat.
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[2209patrick]

Here's a scan of a 1885 Reed & Barton catalog.
Pictured is one of these items with the ring, not the spoon.
They refer to it as a "Muddler".


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[dognose]

Image of an early Sheffield Plate example of the sugar crusher by Thomas Law.

Trev.