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Description
Two silverplate serving ladles, tied together with a tag that reads, "Elizabeth Schallenberger Townsend came over in covered wagon (1844)." Presumed to have been owned by Elizabeth Schallenberger Townsend. a) Silverplate soup ladle with manufacture mark "Reed & Barton" on handle, "Pat. Dec. 1869" (?). Features Roman Medallion, which was manufactured by the company beginning in 1868. b) Silverplate soup ladle with manufacture mark "Patent 1880 Gorham" on handle and a stamp that resembles an anchor, appears to match the Gorham date mark for 1887.
Type
image
Identifier
3B1441D4-45FF-4423-80D2-767415476206 2015-71-1a,b
Subject
Pioneers--California (LCSH) Silverware Schallenberger family Townsend, Elizabeth Louise Schallenberger
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