Is there such a thing as a marrow teaspoon?

[rat-tail]

Hi I wonder if anyone can tell me about this most unusual spoon with a narrow marrow scoop on the end - were there such things or could it be some king of weird marriage. It doesn't look like a reshaped teaspoon. Unfortunately the marks are rubbed beyond recognition, but I include them anyway. I assume it's sort of George 11-ish. Any thoughts appreciated. Thanks Frank










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[Granmaa]

I don't remember seeing one before. I'd say it's either a marriage, or it's been reformed.

Miles
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[dognose]

I have seen marrow spoons in a range of sizes, but as Miles says, this one looks like a marriage. The last 'mark' shown, looks to me, more like air holes from a solder repair. If you breathe on it, does it show a slighty different colour?

Trev.
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[rat-tail]

Thanks guys - No real change of colour at the back but there is a fine whitish line on the front opposite this mystery "mark", so solder it probably is, and come to think of it, surely a teaspoon of this period would only have two marks anyway? Oh well, another good spoon ruined - although the marrow bit looks pretty ancient too. Perhaps some member of the family had some special dietery need or cound't bare to part with the thin end of a broken marrow scoop. Regards Frank
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[admin]

Hi,
I believe the solder repair was to reinforce a crack, similar to the tiny fractures seen in the second to last photo.
If one was to modify a teaspoon to make it a marrow scoop, it makes more sense to simply form the marrow scoop from the handle rather than cut off the handle and marry the bowl to a scoop.
Judging by the thickness of the stem, this looks to have been a Hanoverian pattern spoon, the handle would have provided plenty of "meat" for the reworking.
Regards, Tom
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