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Medicine Spoons

On June 12, 1882, Cornelius T. Williamson filed an application for his

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Combined Spoon

and Corkscrew.

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U. S. Patent No. 264,391 was issued September 12, 1882. This was

followed by British Patent No. 18,819 issued on October 20,1892.

The spoon on the left has the mark of Currier & Roby, New York, N. Y. (1900-c.1943).

The second spoon in the photograph is marked PATENTED and advertises

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Tabloids of

Compressed Drugs Hazeline Cream, Kepler Extract & Essence of Malt, Kepler Solution

of Cod Liver Oil, Digestive, Demulcent, Strengthening, Hazeline, Beef & Iron Wine.

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The third spoon has the mark of George W. Shiebler & Co., New York, N. Y. (1876-

1910). The table spoon on the right is marked STERLING without a maker's mark and it

has a gold wash.

The bowl of the Burroughs, Wellcome spoon