exhibit 2

all spoons are sterling
left:
1. demi, Welland Canal Thorold, Canada, Bn Co.
The Welland Canal bypasses the Niagara Falls to enable shipping in the
Great Lakes area.
2. demi, Lachine Rapids, Montreal
3. Launching scene, Newport News, Va., Shepard
4. demi, Havana, Cuba, Canada manufacture
5. demi, The Bore, Petitcodiac river, Moncton, NB., Canada enameled
maple leaf finial

Embossed view of Morro Castle, Havana, Cuba
Built in 1589, Morro Castle dominates the view of Havana Harbor

embossed view of Lachine Rapids, Montreal
Three miles of rapids in the St. Lawrence River were a major hazard to
shipping

Engraved launching scene at Newport News, Va.
A large ship building facility and coastal port was built by Collis P.
Huntington of the Peninsula extension of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway
to serve as a hub for coal shipping. By 1896 Newport News was the third
largest city in Virginia.
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