Unmarked spoon/ladle 8-22-36

[hpidaves]

This 6-1/2" spoon/ladle appears to me to be solid silver, and the date of 8-22-36 etched on the reverse of the handle seems to point to America (date format of month-day-year). I assume it's 1836. It looks as though it began life as two pieces that were soldered together -- bowl and handle. When I first saw it, I thought Germany or Scandinavia, but again, the date makes me think otherwise. I can find no maker's mark anywhere. It has the look and feel of solid silver -- no plate wear and bends fairly easily.

Any ideas as to country of origin, maker, age?

Thanks,
Dave

[legrandmogol]

Hi, lovely sauce ladle. It is probably solid coin silver but not from 1836. The etched design is East Lake which is a later Victorian design. The date was probably engraved much later in this piece's life (like 1936). A lot of American companies made plain unmarked pieces and sold them to retailers to mark so we may never know the maker but it is certainly American. If I were to toss out a guess I would say it was made by Knowles & Ladd.

For more information see the below article.

https://www.925-1000.com/a_Knowles&Ladd.html