New Permission Made Me Go To An Old One (update 2)

[F350Platinum]

Ok, figured out the spoon guy, as best as possible. Used some 0000 steel wool.

Meet Kaiser Wilhelm II, King of Prussia prior to World War 1. The stem says "Deutschland", and the Germanic eagle is at the top. The back would depict two soldiers and the German Flag at the time, but no matter how much I steel wool this spoon it won't come out.

This spoon was made by the "Oneida Community" pre-Oneida Limited of New York. The "Community" was disbanded in 1881, an odd story in itself.

There were two commemorative spoons made possibly to celebrate the second marriage of the Kaiser to his wife pictured above, or as an earlier tribute.

This puts this spoon at the latest to be 1906, but it was probably made before 1881.

Fun stuff!

[Valens Legacy]

Still a great find with some nice history behind it.

Good luck on your next outing.

[ColonelDan]

Great detective work Bob!  😊

[blackflag]

On 3/20/2024 at 9:10 PM, F350Platinum said:

Trash in the small field was horrendous

Do you have any idea what this item in your trash pile is? I’ve been digging these on an old place and noticed that you had one in your trash. Thanks 

[F350Platinum]

8 minutes ago, blackflag said:

Do you have any idea what this item in your trash pile is? I’ve been digging these on an old place and noticed that you had one in your trash. Thanks 

 

Haha yes, I sure do.

It's an aluminum clothes pin, ca. 1940s.

This site has bits of a lot of them. 🤬

[rvpopeye]

Well , you did it again   ! Do you wear a "permission hat" or what ? 🙄 

Aluminum clothes pin ?🤯 

And a walker topper !  (That beats whipped cream and a cherry any day..) 

 

[F350Platinum]

2 hours ago, rvpopeye said:

Aluminum clothes pin ?🤯 

Yep, they were called "Hollywood Pin Ups", made in the 1940s.

I didn't dig the Walker, that was a reference photo.

I didn't dig the dime either. 😁

[rvpopeye]

 

Still a good haul .  Not what you'd expect when you read Hollywood PinUps ! 

They probably sold millions of 'em.....

I can't help but notice you're tight lipped about your permission hat though .

OK , where do we get them? 🥸