Foldable serving spoon.

[Jean-Loup]

Does anyone have any information on this type of spoon? Ever seen one before? Does the marking indicate it is Idian made?
JL

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi JL, I have never seen one of these before either. But the markings would indicate Indian.


Cheers, Ade.

[Jean-Loup]

Thanks for the fast response. Do you think this thing might have to do with the special diets the indians had, explaining you never saw one before?

JL

[Adrian Stevenson]

Hi JL, I really don't have a clue about this item. The whole design is not like anything seen in Britain during this period. The design looks very old fashioned.


Cheers, Ade.

[Jean-Loup]

Yes, it is very strange, and that is why I like it so much. Lots of work for just a spoon... I wonder if it is hand made or something. This is a battlefield found piece.

JL

[Adrian Stevenson]

That is interesting, where was it found? It would appear to be factory made to me?

Cheers, Ade.

[lnijherald]

Hi JL,
This is a lovely item, whatever it is!
I never seen a spoon like it, can you tell me what it is made off? Not steel or aluminium from the looks of it.
The fact that it is broadarrow marked means it is an item that has been officially accepted, so it's not hand made.
Cheers, Luc

[Jean-Loup]

It is made out of aluminum, as far as I can see. It is defenetly crudely made, if not hand made. I guess in those days, in factories, things were much more hand finnished then today anyways.
This spoon is a relic from Egypt.

JL

[Aave Johns]

If it was made in India in the present it would still be hand finished. Many items are still made in small workshops in side streets, some streets in major towns and cities just specialise in manufacture one type of item.

[Jean-Loup]

Yeah, thats what I was thinking of. Maybe it was ordered localy by some unit, and made in small workshops, and then had the stamp added on (sort of like on the below vehicle plate) . I dont know, as I am not knoleagable about this kind of stuff for the british army.

[Aave Johns]

Well whomever it was made for JL, it is a interesting talking piece.

Regards;
Johnsy

[Jean-Loup]

I am waking up this old thread for I took pictures of this spoon; though they arent much better then the scans. Does anyone have any new ideas about this piece?
For some reason, this spoon is one of my favorite pieces in my collection

[Jean-Loup]

The markings.

[Marc Sherriff]

A St. Edward's Crown over 1940, bit odd.

[peter monahan]

You're right, Mark. That might well indicate an Indian piece made to look military, using whatever old stamps the maker had lying around - a not uncommon phenomenon in "bazaar made" stuff.
Maybe made to sell to troops in India or Egypt and the "broad arrow" was a selling point: "You see, huzoor, just like government issue but cheaper!". Just a thought.

Peter