the frugality, or possibly better, the ingenuity of the colonial silversmith and his patron is exemplified in these objects, compined forks and spoons, called sucket forks. the word sucket is derived from succade which referred in the 15th century to fruit preserved in sugar, either candied or in syrup. The term was also used in describing vegetables which had been similarly treated.
A most unusual example of a folding pocket spoon made by Caesar Ghiselin, Philadelphia, 1670 - 17334. The trifid arrangement of initials can be faintly seen on the top of th handle near the hinge. they are proably the initials of the owners. The alrge initials could be those of a later owner. It is possible that the rat tail form on this spoon, as on some others, was filed instead of swaged. Courtesy Philadelphia Museum of Art
Spoon made by John Vogler, silversmith working in Old Salem, North Carolina, in the first quarter of the 19th century. The iprint of an eagle was made from teh swage block with two eagle impressions on it. Courtesy Old Salem, Inc.
The bowls of this very large ladle and skimmer are made of brass and are approximately 6 inches in diameter. The handles are 22 inches long. Probably made by a crafsman in central Pensylvania in the nineteenth century. Included in the picture is a long cooking fork.
