U. S. N. spoon recovered from POLLUX wreck, Lawn, 1988

spoon

SILVER & SILVERWARE
Silco
Canada, Newfoundland (province), Lawn
before 1942
metal, stainless steel
overall: 7-3/8 x 1-1/2 in.

Spoon; stainless steel spoon with "USN" engraved on handle; recovered from the wreck of the POLLUX (built 1939) in 1988 and given to survivor Henry Strauss; stamped on back "SILCO [partially obscured by rust] STAINLESS STEEL".


2004.81.201

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