Antique Souvenir Spoon Lot: U.S. Battleships Maine, Rare Texas, 1893 World Fair
$ 30.8$ 18.48
Availability: 97 in stock
All returns accepted:ReturnsNotAccepted
Age:1850-1899
Style:Victorian
Composition:Silverplate
Brand:Geo E Homer, Standard
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Three Antique Souvenir Spoons 4 1/4 inches long. A rare U.S. Battleships Texas ( 6,315 tons) made by Standard, U.S. Battleship Maine made by Geo E Homer - Boston, and a 1893 World Fair in Chicago, celebrating 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus's arrival to the new world and the recovery of Chicago rising after the fire of 1871. The World's Fair spoon has an image of the Administrative Building of the fair. It was called magnificent costing 5,000 back then. The dome was 120 feet in diameter and 250 feet high. This spoon has significant wear, which also shows the construction of the spoon. Gold wash on silver plate on copper. Please view and zoom all pictures to see the condition and details. Thanks for looking.