Souvenir spoon: Gettysburg
Attleboro, Massachusetts
1892-1915
Maker
Charles M. Robbins Co. (1892-2007)
Measurements
5-5/8 in x 1-1/8 in x 7/8 in
Materials
Silver
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1094
Inscription
“GETTYSBURG” in pierced lettering is on the handle. “CMP” within a diamond and “STERLING” are on the back of the handle.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
This simple, undecorated spoon has the name Gettysburg in pierced letters in the handle. Several different spoons with pierced lettering exist. The style of lettering is consistent with spoons made around 1900.
The touchmarks are those of the Charles M. Robbins Co., founded in 1892 by Charles M. Robbins (1856-1929). Robbins retired in 1910, but the business continued as the Robbins Co. until merging with The Tharpe Co. in 2007.
