Tag: Cutlery

Apostle Spoons
Silver
Alice Wilson

Apostle Spoons

An Apostle spoon is a spoon, usually crafted out of silver, which features an image of an apostle as the termination of the handle. These

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Collecting Spoons
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Louise Snowdon

Collecting Spoons

Starting your Silver Spoon Collection There are so many different designs of spoons that it’s hard to know where to start with your collection. If

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Coffee Bean Spoon History
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Delilah Kealy-Roberts

Coffee Bean Spoon History

The coffee bean was discovered in pre-1000 A.D Ethiopia. Since then, the ritual of coffee drinking has become a part of everyday life; a tradition,

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King’s Pattern Cutlery
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Rachel O'Keefe-Coulson

King’s Pattern Cutlery

Throughout my learning experience at AC Silver the battle of the “King’s shape” was one of the most joyful to conquer. I joined the team

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Dessert Etiquette
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Rachel Atkinson

Dessert Etiquette

Ice cream, molten chocolate cake, cheesecake, chocolate eclairs, jelly, apple pie, fruit…the list goes on and on. I’m sure we’ve all got our favourite type

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flatware canteen
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Emma Wright

Flatware Engraving

Engraving Even though engraved flatware is very popular, many people do not realise engraving is a very specialist skill within silversmithing. Although many silversmiths will

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the Trefid spoon
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Louise Snowdon

The Trefid Spoon

What Is a Trefid (or Trifid) Spoon? In the 16th century, people typically had one spoon which was used at all mealtimes, being washed between uses. It

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