A Gorham "English Gadroon" flatware canteen; circa 1940s, designed by F. Russell Woodward and Axel H. Staf, each marked 'Gorham Sterling Pat.1939', comprising: 24x tablespoons 12x soup spoons 12x ice tea spoons 24x salad forks 12x table forks 8x cocktail forks 2x fish forks 1x pickle fork 1x lemon fork 1x carving fork 1x carving knife 12x table knives 12x butter spreader 3x ladles (2 of them matched) 2x pie servers 1x master butter knife 1x jelly spoon 1x sorbet spoon Total 130 pieces, Total weighable 143.92 ozt.

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