Dessert spoon, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Cars
- maker:
- Mappin & Webb
Dessert spoon, silver plated, London Midland & Scottish Railway - Cars, made by Mappin & Webb, Sheffield; plain, "LMS CARS" block motif on handle.
Before convenient packaging was invented, station refreshment rooms, hotels and dining cars served food and drink in silverware and fine china. All sets needed to match and could not be used if chipped or incomplete. Cups, cutlery and crockery were embellished with the company name to help prevent losses and theft.
Details
- Category:
- Passenger Comforts
- Object Number:
- 1994-8076
- Materials:
- silver plated
- Measurements:
-
overall: 24 mm x 181 mm x 39 mm,
- type:
- dessert spoon
- credit:
- British Rail, Clapham