Victorian EPNS Strainer Spoon with Pat No. 296612 by J.W & Co A1

$ 13.74

Pattern: Dubarry Brand: John Wigfall & Co - Sheffield Seller Notes: “Very Good - See Pic.s” Material: Silver Plate Antique: Yes Product: Spoons Style: Victorian Composition: Silver Plate Age: 1850-1899

Description

Unusual sauce ladle with sieve separator built in. Patent applied for Likely used to spoon out the sauce, the separator built in to hold back harsher tasting flavourings such as peppercorns, fish shells, bay leaf etc. JOHN WIGFALL & CO Sheffield Active 1889-1911 at Auckland Works, 37 Eldon St, Sheffield. Under the style of John Wigfall and Company Limited it was a subsidiary of Joseph Elliot & Sons (Sheffield) Ltd. The firm was established in 1843 and was known as manufacturer of table cutlery of all kinds, shoe, bread and butchers' knives, glaziers', farriers', palette and pruning knives, table and butchers' steels, pen, pocket and sporting knives, razors, scissors, electro-plate spoons and forks, fish carvers etc.