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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;stracci, post: 5195251, member: 13814&quot;]Hello to all my favorite experts!</p><p>I found this huge serving spoon today at the antique mall for $10. I just had a gut feeling about it.</p><p>It passes the acid test around 925. I have no idea how much it weighs, because it was more than my gram scale could handle. My scale maxes out at 100g., And this item caused it to say &quot;over load&quot;.</p><p>The amazing thing is that it is faintly etched on the back with &quot;THR 1769&quot;.</p><p>My question is....Could it really be that old?</p><p><br /></p><p>I can&#039;t find anything online that matches HCB as a maker&#039;s mark.</p><p>I will take it to my local NA jeweler&#039;s supply shop, and if I ask nicely, they will weigh it for me on their scale. They sell sterling to local Native jewelers, so I think their scales are accurate.</p><p><br /></p><p>I took lots of photos, but because it is so big and curvy, I really couldn&#039;t capture the real essence of it.</p><p><br /></p><p>What do all of you think about age? Is it American? Is it a stew spoon?</p><p>It is worn a bit thin on one edge of the bowl where a right handed person used it for a whole lot of stirring from the bottom of the pot!</p><p>Thank you in advance for any and all replies!</p><p>Tagging [USER=5515]@MrNate[/USER]</p><p>[USER=59]@Bakersgma[/USER] </p><p>[ATTACH=full]414597[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414598[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414599[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414600[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414601[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414602[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414603[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]414604[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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