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Title: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: dinklepip on August 11, 2011, 05:16:13 PM

Is this a scoop for something or just ornamental, and any idea on maker please?
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF31441.jpg
http://i16.photobucket.com/albums/b47/cookiepops/DSCF31451.jpg

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: dirk. on August 11, 2011, 05:26:12 PM

I vote for peanuts.  ;D

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: dinklepip on August 11, 2011, 06:18:33 PM

peanuttttttttttttttttttttttts, get your peanutsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss  :24:

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: keith on August 11, 2011, 11:49:47 PM

..here's one in brass,although I wouldn't want to eat anything out of this one ::) ;D

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: Frank on August 12, 2011, 12:04:44 AM

Spoon warmer, not the brass one though, lip is too low.

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: dinklepip on August 12, 2011, 09:13:23 AM

spoon warmer?  how would that work

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: Frank on August 12, 2011, 11:12:07 AM

You have one at each place setting or larger one for sharing. A little hot water is put in and then the spoon. I used to know why they were needed but that useless fact seems to have dropped into a black hole in the grey matter. They are mostly, but not always fish or shell shapes. Glass is less common than pewter, silver and ceramic - probably because you could put much hotter water into them than you could glass ones.

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: Lustrousstone on August 12, 2011, 11:29:08 AM

There's a surprising amount of info on the web
http://soodiebeasley.blogspot.com/2008/12/victorian-essential-spoon-warmer.html

Title: Re: Fish Shaped Glass Scoop?
Post by: dinklepip on August 12, 2011, 12:04:31 PM

unusually interesting thank you  ;D