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Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: MOWEN1952 on February 24, 2005, 05:25:29 PM

I recently acquired a spooner and sugar bowl in a victorian style.  It is white milk glass on the inside, and a brown matte finish on the outside with hand painted enamel flowers and embossed victorian scrolling.  The trademark is that of the Westmoreland Shield, but the inside is stamped with "A.M.R.&Co"  Ware  Keystone ... I am unable to find out any information on this ... anyone out there familiar with this trademark?
Would appreciate hearing from you ..... Maureen

Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: Ron on November 02, 2005, 03:29:27 PM

H.M. Rio was a decorating house in Philadelphia PA that bought blanks from other companies then decorated them. Their main line was called Keystone Ware and was marked with that name plus their own inside a keystone (shield). Dates from late 19th century to early 20th.

Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: Lustrousstone on November 03, 2005, 01:32:47 PM

So what's a spooner please, or rather what's it used for. Christine

Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: Ron on November 03, 2005, 01:49:04 PM

They were used to hold spoons. A part of the typical Victorian "table set" -  the spooner, creamer, sugar and butter.

Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: Anne on November 03, 2005, 05:40:03 PM

I think the spooner held spoons so they didn't drip on the table and make a mess on the table cloth, is that right? Does it go back to the idea of drinking tea from the saucer, whereas now we drink from the cup and leave the spoon on the saucer (that is those who don't use a mug!  :lol: )

Title: "A.M.R.&Co" Unknown Milk Glass Trademark
Post by: EAPG on November 15, 2005, 12:42:11 AM

What an old post, but spooners or spoons as they were frequently captioned in old catalogs are used to hold clean spoons.  I could never see any sense in opening and closing that drawer all the time so I keep spoons in a spooner, knives in a celery vase, and forks in a spooner where the pattern runs large.