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Item: Runcible Spoon Description: Fiddle Pattern Hallmark: London 1843 by William Eaton Dimensions: 145mm length Comments: A fine example of an early Victorian runcible spoon in excellent polished condition. Ideal for chutneys and pickles. The runcible spoon appears in two works by Edward Lear: The Owl & The Pussy Cat ("They dined on mince and slices of quince, which they ate with a runcible spoon") and Twenty-Six Nonsense Rhymes and Pictures ("The Dolomphious Duck, who caught Spotted Frogs for her dinner with a Runcible Spoon").
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