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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DragonflyWink, post: 2812844, member: 111&quot;]Regarding the British silverplate spoons (James Dixon &amp; Sons, as Bakersgma suggested), the bowls were not joined to the handle, they were factory die-struck in a single piece, but even if hand-wrought silver, the &#039;drop&#039; on the back of the bowl does not indicate two-part construction, a fairly common misconception.&nbsp; For a bit of clarity, here is page showing the progression of a copper spoon made with rudimentary tools:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.925-1000.com/spoon.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/spoon.html" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/spoon.html</a>&nbsp; It was produced because of an old, somewhat lengthy, silver-geeky two-page thread on drops:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=6532" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=6532" rel="nofollow">https://www.925-1000.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=38&amp;t=6532</a></p><p><br /></p><p>~Cheryl[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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