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Apostle Spoons - L to R - Andrew, Bartholomew, Matthew, Thomas A set of Apostle spoons The handle of an Apostle spoon. An apostle spoon is a spoon (usually silver or silver-plated, but sometimes of other metals, such as pewter) with an image of an apostle or other saint as the terminal of the handle, each bearing his distinctive emblem.
Anointing spoon or coronation spoon — a silver spoon, part of the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, the regalia used for the coronation of English monarchs; first used in the 12th century; Apostle spoon — a christening gift with the bust of an apostle as the finial; Cocaine spoon or coke spoon — a very small spoon used to sniff cocaine
Gold communion spoon, Ukraine, late 17th or early 18th century (State Historical Museum, Moscow). The Spoon (Greek: Κοχλιάριον, Kochliárion; Slavonic: Лжица, Lzhítza) is a liturgical implement used to distribute Holy Communion to the laity during the Divine Liturgy in some Eastern Christian rites.
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The year the spoon was made may be inscribed in the bowl, or on the back. The entire spoon, including the bowl, handle, and finial may be used to convey the theme. The first souvenir spoons in the United States were made in 1890 by Galt & Bros. , Inc. of Washington D.C., featuring the profile of George Washington . [ 1 ]
A spoon (UK: / ˈ s p uː n /, US: / ˈ s p u n / SPOON) is a utensil consisting of a shallow bowl (also known as a head), oval or round, at the end of a handle. A type of cutlery (sometimes called flatware in the United States), especially as part of a place setting , it is used primarily for transferring food to the mouth (eating).
Kitchen utensils in bronze discovered in Pompeii. Illustration by Hercule Catenacci in 1864. Benjamin Thompson noted at the start of the 19th century that kitchen utensils were commonly made of copper, with various efforts made to prevent the copper from reacting with food (particularly its acidic contents) at the temperatures used for cooking, including tinning, enamelling, and varnishing.
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