Spoon and hallmark help

[jolly]

What sort of spoon is this? Its 15.5cm long and the bowel is 4.5cm wide.

Also need some help with the hallmarks. Is the date 1914?





Many thanks.

[dognose]

Hi Jolly,

It's a reproduction of a slipped-in-the-stalk spoon of the Commonwealth period.

The maker is Jones & Son, the date 1934. The additional mark (on the right) is the Jubilee mark commemorating the 25th anniversary of King George V and Queen Mary's Accession.

Trev.

[jolly]

Thanks Trev. I see the mistake I made in the year now.

[dognose]

If I recall correctly, the stamping of the Jubilee mark started around September 1934, but the trade were forbidden to retail any such pieces struck with the mark until 1st January 1935. The reason for the early striking of the mark was so the manufacturers had the time to get their goods to their customers including those in the Colonies in readiness for Jubilee year. (Don't hold me to the dates, I read it a long time ago!)

The striking of the Jubilee mark was a boon to the trade, who saw a large increase in their sales by this addition.

Trev.

[dognose]

An advertisement from 1935 that makes mention of the mark:


Mappin & Webb Ltd. - London and Sheffield - 1935


Mn&Wb - London - 1934

Trev.