Antique Silver Spoons

Teddy Bear Spoon, 1907

The collecting of antiques is a popular pastime. There are few antique collectors that do not boast of some pieces of ancestral and heirloom silver, even if they may be only a few well-worn spoons that belonged to a great-grandmother in the days when silver spoons were a luxury. The interest in collecting antique silver is now so genuine that such gifts are very popular for weddings and especially at christenings. One should be as careful in selecting the recipient for such gifts as in picking out the gifts themselves, for a bride or young mother with no taste for antique silver would of course prefer something new.

A list of sterling silver gifts for the affluent baby in 1910 included a Silver Peter Rabbit bib holder, Silver Teddy Bear bib holder, sterling Dumb-bell rattle, sterling Baby shoe buckles, polished silver Safety-pin set, and a sterling Birth record spoon. There are many collectors who specialize in spoons. A memorable gift for new parents could be an antique baby spoon; a favorite keepsake is the antique teddy bear spoon as shown in the advertisement below.