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Tonopah Silver Spoon Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana

Currency:USD Category:Collectibles / Western Americana Start Price:250.00 USD Estimated At:500.00 - 1,000.00 USD
Tonopah Silver Spoon Collection NV - Tonopah,Nye County - 2012aug - General Americana
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This lot of 5 whimsical spoons includes: 1) A 3.75" spoon shaped like a shovel, engraved "TONOPAH NEV.". The handle bears an ornate gold pan, shovel, axe, and bucket. The pan contains small gold nugget details. Reverse stamped STERLING. 2) A 4" long spoon, engraved "TONOPAH NEV.". The handle bears an ornate portrait of a Native man wearing a feathered headdress. The reverse of the handle is marked "P & B STERLING". 3) A 4.5" long spoon with an ornate grape vine and floral handle, axe, shovel, and gold pan, and a pack mule. Wrapped in fine wire. The reverse stamped STERLING. 4) A 4.5" long spoon with a similar floral and mining pattern to Spoon 3, but less ornate. Both are engraved "TONOPAH NEV." on the main body of the spoon. Reverse stamped STERLING. 5) A delightfully small, 3.25" long spoon, engraved "TONOPAH NEV." bearing an engraving of a miner on the handle below a pan and other mining tool assortment on the handle end. The reverse is stamped "P&B STERLING". - Jacobitz Collection -60361