Almost every major city is located near a major water feature (ocean, bay, river) and tourists frequently obtained spoons at these scenic sites.
All spoons are sterling
left:
1. Duluth, Gorham, retailed by Geist & Erd
2. Portland, Maine, harbor view bowl and Longfellow's house cutout in stem, Wallace
3. Portland, Maine, state handle, Mechanics div of Watson also showing coat-of-arms, Longfellow and his house, observatory
on the back, lighthouse, city hall, court house, soldiers monument
center:
New York harbor, Mansfield
right:
1. Montreal harbor view, enameled shaped bowl, no manufacturer mark
2. demi, Quebec view with enameled handle, dated 1901
3. Levee Scene, Memphis, Tennessee handle, Wallace
4. Portland, Oregon harbor, Manchester/Baker, state handle
nicely embossed handle showing the Portland, Maine harbor and skyline
even rain clouds (which is quite common in the area)
Nicely engraved bowl showing the New York harbor and skyline
a lot of engraving detail in this spoon bowl
Nicely embossed view of the Montreal, Canada harbor and skyline
Nicely embossed view of the Portland, Oregon harbor
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