BATTLE CREEK SANITARIUM Antique Sterling Souvenir Spoon

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I am going to be listing a lot of great silver from now through the holidays (and after), so please check out my other auctions~~ We have reasonable shipping, are happy to combine multiple wins to reduce shipping, and ship within 24 hours of confirmed payment. This is a really nice, large antique solid sterling silver souvenir spoon from Battle Creek, Michigan. I have other very good Michigan spoons listed now, too. The goldwashed bowl is hand-engraved with a very detailed scene of "Sanitarium, Battle Creek, Mich." I've seen a lot of engraved bowls, and I do believe this is one of the best, most detailed ones. Amazing how they did that, and on a small, curved surface yet. Battle Creek is the home of the cereal giants - Kellogg's and Post. This Sanitarium is the health mecca that was run by the brothers, Dr. John Harvey Kellogg and Dr. William Keith Kellogg, w they invented corn flakes. T was a book and a movie made to tell the story, The Road to Wellville. Very interesting and fun to watch. The spoon has a pretty wavy handle with a Michigan state crest on top . It is marked "Sterling" on the back of the handle, with the NSCo hallmark for the Newburyport Silver Company, a Rhode Island maker that was out of business by about 1914. No monograms or other engraving than that noted. It is about 5-3/4" long. It is in very good condition, with a little light scratching mostly all on the back. It weighs about 20.2 grams or .71 ounces on my digital point scale. PLEASE EMAIL ANY QUESTIONS! RETURN POLICY: If, for any reason, you are unhappy with an item you have won from me, I have a no-questions-asked full refund policy. If I happened to miss something in the description, please do not assume that I am trying to misrepresent the item; I would never do that. I am only human and do make mistakes occasionally. The item must be returned within 14 days in good condition. I'll be happy to combine shipping on multiple purchases! If you win more than one item from me, please wait to pay until I send you an invoice with reduced shipping. Shipping within the US is your choice, $3.75 First Class in a box, or $5.00 Priority Mail shipped in a box, insurance recommended. Shipping by airmail to everyw else is $6.00. Priority International rates are below. Insurance may not be available to some locations. Payment: We accept Paypal, money orders or checks drawn in US dollars, which may be held for clearance. We also accept Visa and Mastercard within the US through our merchant account. Payment is due within ten days of auction close! If you want to pay some other way, please email us. If the winner of this auction would kindly respond to my after-auction email within three days, it would be greatly appreciated. It is important that you contact me, especially if you are mailing in your payment. Any white, dark or other off-color spots are camera flash or reflection. Please bear in mind that color can vary from monitor to monitor. I always photograph the exact item that I am listing and do not use stock photographs. I almost always have a lot of good antique and vintage souvenir spoons, flatware, coin silver, sterling scrap and other items listed, so, if you care to, please click on "View Seller's Other Items" above, and bookmark my seller id under "favorite sellers" in your My Ebay for future reference. In fairness to all bidders, I will not end an auction early. I know I have possibly lost money with this policy over the years, but I sleep better! IMPORTANT: If you don't hear from me within 24 hours after the auction close, please contact me. Some spam filters have been blocking emails from me and Ebay. Thanks for looking! read more

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