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Pewter feeding spoon used to assist those unable to independently consume sustanence. Tube handle and bowl with hinged lid and small hole for sipping.
spoons
pewter (tin alloy)
tin (metal)
Utensil, Infant
Spoon, Feeding
Spoon, Feeding
James Dixon & Sons (Pewterer)
Sheffield, England
7 1/2 x 1 1/2 (HxW) (inches)
Gift of Mrs. William Whitman
1930.528
Boston (Suffolk county, Massachusetts)
Sheffield (Sheffield unitary authority, South Yorkshire, England, United Kingdom)
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