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Item: Caddy Spoon Description: Beaded handle with
fluted bowl Hallmark: London circa 1775-80 by Walter Tweedie Dimensions:
89mm length Comments: A very early caddy ladle in excellent condition. The hallmarks on the spoon are bottom-struck and are the appropriate marks (lion passant and maker) for a small pre-1780 made spoon. The date and form of this spoon are the earliest type of caddy spoon that you will find and this is an excellent example. The attribution of the maker WT is subject to speculation. The lack of a date letter, the fact that the assay office registers around this time were destroyed and the prevalence of possible candidates with the initials WT make the identification process. In addition to Walter Tweedie, other potential candidates working during the 1770's are: William Turton (Grimwade 3341), William Tant (3904), William Tuite (3339) and William Taylor (3340).
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