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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 1964275, member: 111&quot;]I&#039;ve always liked Knowles, they made some nice patterns, as S_I_S suggests, it is their &#039;Apollo&#039; pattern:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.925-1000.com/ax_knowles.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/ax_knowles.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/ax_knowles.html</a>&nbsp;&nbsp; Also, like Bakersgma, am assuming it is only 7-1/2&quot; long, you refer to it as a spoon and having a bowl, and the pics seem to show a definite cup - it&#039;s a proportionally large bowl, really, overall, a bit large for jelly/jam server/spoon (or blade if flat).&nbsp; If it&#039;s really a &#039;bowl&#039; shape, then might be a small vegetable spoon (some larger casserole spoons were also made in a similar shape), or if the shape is flatter so that it could slice an aspic or serve a helping of a thickened sauce (like cranberry), then would more likely be a jelly knife.&nbsp; Should mention that the same or similar pieces of many types could be found in old catalogs and ads as intended for different purposes...</p><p><br /></p><p>#2 sugar tongs are &#039;Fiddle&#039; pattern American coin silver, the mark is actually &#039;ROB<font size="3"><b>T</b></font> GRAY&#039; - here is some information on the maker:&nbsp; <a href="http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~silversmiths/genealogy/makers/silversmiths/119382.htm" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~silversmiths/genealogy/makers/silversmiths/119382.htm" rel="nofollow">http://freepages.rootsweb.com/~silversmiths/genealogy/makers/silversmiths/119382.htm</a></p><p><br /></p><p>#3 sugar tongs are meant to resemble an 18th century Hanoverian Rat Tail spoon, with engraved decoration on the bow (I&#039;d use &#039;Rat Tail&#039; as keywords) - you have the correct maker, won&#039;t get an exact date without the letter, but they registered their marks in 1879 and since there&#039;s a duty mark, will date prior to 1890.&nbsp; <a href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Birmingham-D.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Birmingham-D.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.silvermakersmarks.co.uk/Makers/Birmingham-D.html</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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