Souvenir spoon: Haines Falls
North Attleboro, Massachusetts
Patented 1891
Maker
Whiting Manufacturing Company (c. 1866-1924)
Measurements
3-7/8 in x 7/8 in x 1/2 in
Materials
Silver with a gold-washed bowl
Credit Line
Historic Odessa Foundation, The David Wilson Mansion, Inc.
Accession Number
1971.1159
Inscription
"HAINES FALLS” is in the bowl; “TWILIGHT PARK” runs down the handle. “W” in a circle along with a stylized lion and “STERLING PAT. 1891” are on the handle back.
Provenance
Ex coll. Mrs. E. Tatnall (Mary Corbit) Warner
Comments
Twilight Park in the Catskills was founded in 1888 as a summer community and retreat. It is located in the hamlet of Haines Falls, New York. A relief image of Haines Falls is pictured in the spoon bowl. The handle tip features an owl.
