Lisa has mentioned more than a couple of times that she would love me to feature this collection after seeing a glimpse of it in a kitchen post. LISA, TODAY IS THE DAY...
This is probably the collection that I have collected the longest period of time. It all started innocently enough with a Woody Woodpecker spoon.
The Woody Woodpecker spoon was a spoon that was in our camping gear when I was growing up. My brother and sister and I used to fight over who got to use it on our camping trips when we ate our meals.
When I was a kid my Grandfather had a Charlie McCarthy (ventriloquist's doll from the 1940s) spoon in his kitchen drawer. I ended up with it after he passed away. It all snowballed from these two. I don't do state spoons. I only pretty much do advertising or promotions from companies.
Two different McCarthy spoons. The one on the left came from my grandfather.
Tony the Tiger, Yogi Bear and Huckleberry Hound.
Davy Crocket, The Green Hornet and Superman.
Dennis the Menace, Kukla (from Kukla, Fran and Ollie) and a pair of Campbell Soup kids.
Dr. Ballard's dog food. The bowl of the spoon is shaped funny so you can scrape that last tidbit of dog food out of the can.
Pumpkinhead (I have no idea on who this is...blog readers?), Dennis the Menace, and Betty Lou (a Quaker premium).
That wonderful childhood meal... SpaghettiO's
Mary Poppins, Pinocchio and Howdy Doody.
Horn & Hardat Baking Company, A Rexall Drug dose measuring spoon, Armour Extract of Beef (with measurements in the bowl of the spoon) and the Rexall Company.
Assorted Gerber baby spoons.
Quaker Early Birds - Gene and Glen (1930s radio show), Little Red Riding Hood and The Two Professors - Van and Dan (1930s).
Knox Sparkling Gelatin, Jello and Buster Brown. I hunted for the Jello spoon forever.
A pair of old Mickey Mouse spoons.
Walkers Grape Juice, Sunny Jim (Force Cereal premium from 1902), and Malta Vita.
Paddington Bear and Goofy.
A few more modern spoons. Donald Duck, The Smurf Gal, Minnie Mouse, Snoopy and Tweet Bird.
Dig Em Frog from Sugar Smacks Cereal, Tony the Tiger from Frosted Flakes, Honey Nut Cheerios and Toucan Sam from Froot Loops.
I now have over 75 spoons and rarely run across a spoon that I don't have. The only spoon I have yet to hunt down is an old Kewpie Doll spoon.
My collection lives here in a rack that Tom built for me.
A rather long spoon post and I did not even show them all! If you have an idea for a future collection challenge, finish the sentence "show me your collection of ______." and I will see what I can do.
It makes me wonder how many boxtops or can labels housewives saved to get these prized spoons. I have a Gerber Baby Spoon Ring - with my son's name and birth-date on in - can't remember how many baby food labels it took, but spoon rings were a hot item the year he was born.
Posted by: Lynn | July 19, 2011 at 06:23 AM
Wow....I didn't even know they had spoons like these out there!Someone gave my son a Mickey Mouse silver spoon when he was born but I just figured it was "Disney" they make everything. What a great collection. Thanks for sharing BTW looks darling over your stove!
Posted by: Doreen | July 19, 2011 at 06:29 AM
Wow these are amazing. I really enjoyed seeing these. I don't think I realized how many advertising spoons there are out there. This was one of my favorite collections.
Posted by: Linda @ A La Carte | July 19, 2011 at 07:13 AM
Yea was so happy to see the spoons made it. Thank you!
I had no idea either there was so many different ones out there. How interesting!! This is one of my favorite collections you have done.
Happy Day!!!
Posted by: Lisa | July 19, 2011 at 07:27 AM
That collection was a great surprise. I don't remember ever seeing those except the newer ones. Were they all found at estate sales? I enjoyed that so much!
Thank you for showing your spoons.
Mary B.
Posted by: Mary B. | July 19, 2011 at 08:13 AM
Wow, I'm impressed! Some of those I've never even heard of. Nice collection.
Posted by: janet | July 19, 2011 at 08:24 AM
This is a great collection. Since I don't look for spoons, I had no idea there were so many advertising spoons...all I've seen collected are the states. The dog food spoon is so clever with its special shape. I also like how they look over the stove. Which is your favorite?
Annette
Posted by: Annette | July 19, 2011 at 08:28 AM
I have a collection of baby spoons tha I have acquired. I keep them all in a silver monogrammed baby cup.
I have been searching for an Oneida Minnie Mouse spoon for years. I had the set as a child and somehow lost the spoon. I still have my Mickey Fork.
Are you about to run out of collections yet? I bet not. :)
Posted by: Shara | July 19, 2011 at 08:36 AM
wonderful collection Laurie. I just have two spoons in mine and one is from my childhood I didn't see it here, a clown on one side and an elephant on the back. I received the package yesterday in a very crushed box but all was well inside, thanks so much!
Posted by: Nan | July 19, 2011 at 08:50 AM
I feel like a broken record here but I've never seen anything like these before! Are most of them silverplate? Were you sharing a bit of your vintage tablecloth collection as well since I couldn't help but notice them behind the spoons. Lovely.
:-)
Posted by: Into Vintage | July 19, 2011 at 09:03 AM
I love love love this collection! I have never seen anything like it, the dog food spoon is great.
Posted by: sandy | July 19, 2011 at 01:04 PM
COOL! what a great collection!
Posted by: Emily | July 19, 2011 at 02:25 PM
This was a great post to read through! I had no idea these kind of spoons even existed. I see the state ones all the time and just assumed that is what spoon collectors collect. These are wonderful and so special that you have one from your childhood and one from your grandfather.
Posted by: Kathy | July 19, 2011 at 05:48 PM
These are fabulous! I've never seen them before! Yes, that's right, something I actually don't collect! I'm sure I'll start seeing them at antique malls now! How fun!
Posted by: Elizabeth | July 21, 2011 at 10:24 AM
Hi!
I'm new to your blog and looking forward to following it!
I too enjoyed your amazing spoon collection! It was a great post. I also love your beautiful little doll you made for Renee!
Look forward to reading more of your posts!
Carly ;)
Posted by: Carly Basso | July 21, 2011 at 08:02 PM
Trivia time. You mentioned Tony the Tiger twice. Did you know he was voiced by Thurl Ravenscroft, who also sang "You're a Mean One, Mr. Grinch" but never got mentioned in the Grinch credits because someone accidentally left his name out. Trivia end.
This post and the last one make me want to jump six years ahead to 2017 and see if:
1. You ever found the Kewpie doll spoon?
2. Did the clematis ever work it's way around that cool new horizontal trellis on your garage?
Inquiring minds want to know, but I will be patient.
Posted by: Groove Cloth Kathy | February 11, 2017 at 06:04 PM