MADE AND STENCILED BY MYSELF IN 1989 AND IMPRESSED AS SUCH ON THE BACK WITH MY INITIALS, "PLH" AND THE DATE, '89'; THIS IS THE ONLY SPOON RACK OF THIS TYPE THAT I HAVE EVER MADE
FROM AN ORIGINAL FOUND IN GREENFIELD VILLAGE/HENRY FORD MUSEUM; DESIGN WAS TAKEN FROM THE DRAWING OBTAINED FROM THE BOOK TITLED THE PINE FURNITURE OF EARLY NEW ENGLAND BY RUSSELL HAWES KETTELL; THE LAST 3 PHOTOS SHOW THE DRAWING, ORIGINAL EXAMPLE AND COVER OF THE BOOK; THE MAJOR DIFFERECE BETWEEN THIS EXAMPLE AND THE ORIGINAL IS THE STENCILED DECORATION
MADE OF PINE AND PAINTED WITH OLD VILLAGE SOLDIER BLUE PAINT WITH RED STENCILING (STENCILS WERE CUT BY MYSELF)
HAS 18 SLOTS FOR SPOONS, EACH MEASURING 1-1/4" x 1/2"
ASSEMBLED WITH SQUARE/CUT NAILS PROVIDED BY THE TREMONT NAIL CO.
DIMENSIONS: 26-3/4" HIGH (CENTER), 12-5/8" WIDE, 5-1/2" DEEP (LAST 2 DIMENSIONS TAKEN AT THE BOTTOM OF THE STORAGE BOX)
THE METAL PLATES ON THE BACK WERE PUT THERE TO ELIMINATE THE SLIGHT BOW THAT FORMED ON THE BACK BOARD THAT WAS CAUSING THE WOOD STRIPS THAT HOLD THE SPOONS TO LOOSEN FROM THE BACK BOARD
SOME DINGS, SPLITS, LOSS OF PAINT, ETC. COMMENSURATE WITH AGE
GREAT FOR DISPLAYING EARLY SPOONS (NOTE DIMENSIONS OF THE SPOON SLOT; LIKE THE ORIGINAL PRIMITIVE SPOON RACKS THIS WAS MADE TO HOLD LARGE, UTILITARIAN SPOONS, NOT SMALL TEASPOONS)
SHIPPING BY EITHER FEDEX, UPS OR USPS (YOUR CHOICE); TOTAL WEIGHT AROUND 15 LBS. INCLUDING PACKING
NOTE THAT I ONLY CHARGE THE REDUCED RATE QUOTED BY eBay AND DO NOT CHARGE FOR PACKING MATERIAL OR LABOR REQUIRED TO PACK AND SHIP
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