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Two old ring style (whatever they are called) baby spoons - one mine, one my brothers. An old heart charm pendent. The heart was my great-grandmothers, given to my grandmother, given to my mother… Very tarnished and antique. Photo taken on an antique dresser that belonged to my grandfather - a bedroom set he bought when he and my grandmother were married.

I am on medication (from the dentist) to control pain so I doubt I’ll be visiting many this week… I apologize for that.

Posted on Friday, February 16th, 2007 at 8:23 pm. Filed PhotoHunt. Scroll down to comment. Pinging is not allowed.

84 Comments to “Photo Hunt 45: Antique”

  1. 1. Comment by Twisted Cinderella (65 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 8:25 pm

    Those are awesome! I love antiques. I hope to be able to start collecting some soon.

  2. 2. Comment by Barbara (193 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 8:32 pm

    I hope you feel better. Too many of your family at the dentst lately. It’s nice that you have some family heirlooms.

  3. 3. Comment by Ma (83 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 8:43 pm

    Wow! Great heirlooms to have. Great Photo Hunt!

    I’m up too.

  4. 4. Comment by Maribeth (4 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    Those are precious and dear. Mines up too!

  5. 5. Comment by JHS (23 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 8:48 pm

    We have some of those old spoons, too. I don’t know when they stopped making those . . . or do they still?

    My photos are posted, too. Hope you feel better soon!

  6. 6. Comment by Beckie (39 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:03 pm

    I actually used one of those baby spoons! Don’t know what ever happened to it though.

    My pics are up! Hope you feel better REAL soon!

  7. 7. Comment by Sanni (43 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:16 pm

    Your antiques are amazing, TNChick! Even the subsoil is antique :)
    The babyspoons are awesome, as well as the heart-locked. Where there photos inside?

    Don´t worry if you can´t make it to stop by, just relax and cure. I hope you will feel better soon.

    Thanks a lot for another great Photo Hunter theme!

  8. 8. Comment by Becci (18 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:40 pm

    oh sweetie, I sure hope you feel better from that (uck, spit,gag) dentist appointment! I have you in my prayers! I love the story of the locket! beautiful photo! My photo is up when you feel up to visiting, please come by!

  9. 9. Comment by expatraveler (97 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:46 pm

    wow - very cool looking! My dad would be there in an instant to spiffy those up… Hope you feel better quickly, and as P says Gargle with Salt water…..

  10. 10. Comment by viamarie (68 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:55 pm

    It’s nice to have these pieces as part of a collection that is handed down to the next generations.

    Hope meds will relieve your pain.

  11. 11. Comment by Linda (31 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 9:57 pm

    I think it’s great that you have antiques not only from when you and your brother were young but you have things of your grandparents, also. Someday you’ll be able to pass them down to your kids, too.

    Hope you feel better soon! Dentist visits can be quite painful!

  12. 12. Comment by Lisa Renee (32 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:00 pm

    Sorry to hear about the tooth pain, but tis better to be drugged than to not be drugged in that situation. Beautiful pictures and I hope your week ends up being tooth pain free soon.

    :-)

  13. 13. Comment by Teena in Toronto (132 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:11 pm

    Very cool! What a great remembrance of your great grandmother.

    Mine’s up :)

  14. 14. Comment by Gattina (85 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:13 pm

    I love the little spoons ! somebody should “re-invent” them !

  15. 15. Comment by Christina (16 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:14 pm

    Those are wonderful and I’m sure they have a lot of great memories to go with them! I hope that you feel better soon :)

  16. 16. Comment by Connie (41 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:24 pm

    Those are really something special to have. Perfect for today’s theme.

    My photo is up.

    Take care,
    Connie

  17. 17. Comment by Sunflower (17 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:25 pm

    Very beautiful antiques!
    Thanks for sharing!

    Mine is not really an antique. But something old and nice.

    I will Exercise for Comments!
    Sunflower

  18. 18. Comment by Jennifer (1 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:31 pm

    I hope you feel better soon! This week’s theme was a pleasure to find. Thanks for hosting-

    Jennifer

  19. 19. Comment by Carol M. (30 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 10:54 pm

    Sorry you’re feeling lousy…these spoons are really cool…I love old things…

    Nice post for today’s theme.

    Feel better soon!

  20. 20. Comment by Rose (16 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 11:21 pm

    I hope that you’re feeling better soon. The old heart charm pendent is beautiful. How very special.

  21. 21. Comment by marianne (14 comments.):
    February 16th, 2007 at 11:26 pm

    Hope you’re feeling better soon. Your antiques are lovely.

    Mine is up too.

  22. 22. Comment by CrAzY Working Mom (89 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:00 am

    Beautiful antiques. Hope you feel better soon! :)

  23. 23. Comment by Biker Betty (53 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:07 am

    Those are really neat antique family harlooms. Your great-grandmother’s heart is really special.

    Sorry to hear your having pain. Hope you feel better fast.
    Betty :)

  24. 24. Comment by guppyman (65 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:19 am

    Very cool… I love old silver!

    Feel better!

    And mine is up.

  25. 25. Comment by eph2810 (310 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:36 am

    Very cool and antique spoons you are sharing this week. I don’t have anything antique in our home, so I had to look outside for a photo for this week…

    I hope you are feeling better soon. I am sorry that you had to go the dentist and left with much pain.

    (((hugs)))

  26. 26. Comment by srp (42 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:37 am

    My mom collects antique glassware and my brother loves antique furniture. I like it if it is passed through the family from one to another and if there is a history behind it.

    I do hope your dental woes come to a swift end and that the pain is not too bad. Ouch… Do you think dentists get a complex? None of their patients like to go see them.

  27. 27. Comment by Andrew (33 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:47 am

    I love things like this — it’s so good that you still have them

  28. 28. Comment by Tricia (98 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:50 am

    You’ve got a lot of history in those items. Very nice.

    Hope your tooth pain goes away soon.

    Photos posted at As the Garden Grows, Odd Planet and Tricia’s Musings! Lots of antiques.

  29. 29. Comment by Shoshana (27 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 1:06 am

    These are really something! I can’t believe how something like that can last for so long, and even more precious is the history it carries.

  30. 30. Comment by Carol (10 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 1:11 am

    I took a session on how to tell a story from antiques. One item we looked at was an old spoon that was worn on one side from scraping the bowl, we figured.
    Nice collection, TN Chick.

  31. 31. Comment by Bernard (17 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 1:21 am

    Spoons last THAT long? Real antiques, indeed.

  32. 32. Comment by Pastormac's Ann (70 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 1:37 am

    Great collection of antiques here. The finish on the dresser is beautiful even today. How great that your picture has antiques that are so much a part of your family history.

    Hope you’re feeling better soon.

    http://itsalwaysaproduction.blogspot.com/2007/02/photo-hunters-antique.html

  33. 33. Comment by Rach (142 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am

    Sorry to hear that you’re in pain. Hope the pain will subside soon.

    Thanks for sharing all those lovely antique treasures. They are lovely pieces worth keeping.

  34. 34. Comment by mar (147 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 2:16 am

    Wonderful antiques, love them!!!
    and hope you are feeling better…

  35. 35. Comment by incog & nito (46 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 2:18 am

    Great antiques. Lovely treasures. Happy weekend - hope you feel better soon.

  36. 36. Comment by eija (27 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 2:56 am

    Family treasures… that’s what antiques is about :) I posted those myself.
    Ouch with your dentist-what-ever-it-is-thing…

  37. 37. Comment by Caylynn (22 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 3:39 am

    Beautiful antiques! What wonderful family treasures. :)

    I hope your pain subsides soon! Take care.

    My antique photo is up. :)

  38. 38. Comment by Dragonheart (82 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 3:57 am

    Lovely antique pieces of family history! Beautiful. :)

    I hope the pain goes away for you soon.

    My antique photo is up!

  39. 39. Comment by Pat (93 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:23 am

    Love the little baby spoons.

    Hope you are feeling better.

  40. 40. Comment by Hootin' Anni (102 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:44 am

    Wonderful. Nothing like old things, and just looking at them and wondering just what stories they could tell us if they talked!!
    My antiques are posted….drop by if you can!!

  41. 41. Comment by Mrs Lifecruiser (148 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:45 am

    Ouch. That sounded no nice, I hope it goes away quickly.

    Very very nice antiques and with memories too - the very best kind!!!! I wish we would have something like that in my family at all, but nada.

  42. 42. Comment by Mitey Mite (31 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 5:20 am

    Family heirlooms — the best antiques of all.

  43. 43. Comment by Kay (21 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 5:26 am

    Those are some cool antiques. You should have them framed or put in a shadow box. They surely will add oomph to your living room.

    Do drop by my post!

  44. 44. Comment by Carol (21 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 5:44 am

    Those are really neat! I love the wood on the dresser, and I think it’s great that you still have it. Sorry you’re having dental pain - hope they gave you good drugs for it, LOL

    My antiques for the week are up:-)

  45. 45. Comment by Write From Karen (68 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 6:24 am

    This one was really hard for me because I’m not a big fan of antiques and never keep anything (if possible). However, my husband found something interesting at a garage sale that I wouldn’t ever part with. *smile*

    There’s nothing like tooth pain. Feel better soon!

  46. 46. Comment by Carol (21 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 6:29 am

    I forgot to add this in my earlier comment - the spoons can be polished pretty easily with a jeweler’s polishing cloth without damaging the spoons or the silver. The cloths are pretty inexpensive to buy, and you can probably get them online through a jeweler’s supply site. My dad used to make silver jewelry from silverware, and they polish up really well.

  47. 47. Comment by Debbie (34 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 6:35 am

    Take care of yourself and no need to visit! Dental pain is well understood!

    I love the pieces especially the locket!

  48. 48. Comment by Friday's Child (205 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 6:39 am

    Ouch! I can feel that pain already. Nice antique pieces. I really am very sorry but wasn’t able to make it today. I had my things ready for shots but unfortunately, my DIL went out of town today and she brought the camera with her today. She’ll be coming late tonight so I really am so sorry.

  49. 49. Comment by kris (3 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 7:17 am

    these are real gem and so much treasurable memories with it!

  50. 50. Comment by Angelo (15 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 7:18 am

    Wow that picture is laden with antiques :) I hope you feel better soon, I hate dentists. Take care.

  51. 51. Comment by Vash (40 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 7:33 am

    Those spoons are probably worth something now too. I’ve posted too. Can’t wait to see other people’s pictures.

  52. 52. Comment by Jan (bbsgirl) (21 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 7:54 am

    I don’t have any spoons like that from when I was little, but I do know remember that I have a few from when my own kids were born. I chose what I thought was a fantastic antique to own. I’m up and posted this week also.

    Hope you get to feeling better soon.

  53. 53. Comment by gewels (13 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Beautiful heart. How lovely to have something from the women who came before you. Precious, indeed.

  54. 54. Comment by Janet (193 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 8:39 am

    sorry to hear you’re not feeling well; those items are gorgeous!

  55. 55. Comment by Barbara H. (101 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 9:24 am

    Those are beautiful. Hope you feel better soon!

  56. 56. Comment by Stacy (13 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 9:27 am

    How wonderful!

  57. 57. Comment by PEA (8 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 9:49 am

    Oh dear, I do hope you’re feeling better real soon!! I’m going to have a tattoo done in just over an hour so I’ll be joining you in the pain department! lol Wonderful antique spoons..gosh, I remember seeing some of the rounded handled baby spoons!

  58. 58. Comment by Jane (49 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 9:54 am

    Beautiful pieces. I acutally kind of like the tarnished look. Good luck with the dentist!

  59. 59. Comment by mymommysplace (36 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 10:23 am

    Beautiful pictures. What lovely pieces to have!

  60. 60. Comment by Ryan Velting (22 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 10:31 am

    Very cool.. As I really have nothing antique, mine is a bit of a stretch…. :)

    Have a great day, and wonderful weekend.

    Ryan

  61. 61. Comment by Terri (23 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 10:35 am

    What a great choice! My children each had one of those spoons, but unfortunately I have no clue where they are now. Love that heart pendant….my mom had one very similar from my dad, which I now have.

    Mine is up also.

  62. 62. Comment by GoofyJ (6 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 10:42 am

    Great choice! Those are all beautiful. My photo is up

  63. 63. Comment by Leesa (77 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 11:09 am

    Very cool :) I’m up.

  64. 64. Comment by better safe than sorry (420 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 11:27 am

    i have a spoon like that as well, somewhere.
    hope you’re feeling better!

  65. 65. Comment by deb (56 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 11:42 am

    Beautiful family treasures!
    Hope your pain subsides soon!

  66. 66. Comment by Anita (18 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 12:37 pm

    Very cool photos and great antiques!

  67. 67. Comment by LibertyBelle (55 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 3:50 pm

    Beautiful photos!
    Happy weekend, hope you’re feeling better soon.
    L

  68. 68. Comment by Melli (51 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:14 pm

    LOL! YOUR baby spoons were fancy! My little “loop” spoon (that’s what I call it!) was just tin … or whatever cheap stuff - and with NO design of any kind! Yours were SILVER! How niiiice!

  69. 69. Comment by Shawna (18 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:17 pm

    What great keepsakes! I hope you feel better!

  70. 70. Comment by meeyauw (12 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 4:43 pm

    You have such wonderful mementos of your family. How lucky you are! Now rest and get better! There are plenty of other Hunts to visit in the future!

  71. 71. Comment by Julia (6 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 5:40 pm

    I hope you feel better! Somewhere I have my spoon like that.

    This was a fun prompt, especially because I found something today that I didn’t even know existed and I used it for my photo.

  72. 72. Comment by Marlene (17 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 8:12 pm

    Great photo and wonderful items!! Something to cherish!

    I wish you all the best. On medication from the dentist… ohw, I know so well how you feel… Take care!

    Greetz from Holland,

  73. 73. Comment by roman (29 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 8:41 pm

    Don’t you worry about visiting anything or anyone right now, your main concern should be to get well. Your entry for today is really beautiful. Do you keep the spoons and locket locked away?
    Great Choice.

    H/H
    Happy Hunting

  74. 74. Comment by Leah (10 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 10:58 pm

    what a great collection of antiques.

  75. 75. Comment by Crystal (23 comments.):
    February 17th, 2007 at 11:14 pm

    Ooh I know how dental pain goes. I hope you feel better soon.

    Your photo is really great. Very neat pieces indeed!

  76. 76. Comment by Jose (10 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 1:20 am

    The pieces on your display reminded me of metal class in Jr. High School. We use to make jewerly out of forks and spoons. I really didn’t like the metal class so I changed it for typing. Who would have know that it was going to come so handy in the future to be a good typist.

  77. 77. Comment by katherine. (13 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 2:20 am

    better late than never….

  78. 78. Comment by Larry (63 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 3:41 am

    Wonderful collection to have. My PhotoHunt photo is up (a little late)HERE.

  79. 79. Comment by Me (5 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 7:13 am

    Lovely those spoons would be neat as decorations on the Christmas tree…

  80. 80. Comment by Jean-Luc Picard (227 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 8:11 am

    Good collection; hope you feel better.

  81. 81. Comment by Presentstorm (35 comments.):
    February 18th, 2007 at 10:42 am

    what cool pieces to have. I hope you get to feeling better soon.

  82. 82. Comment by Carrie (10 comments.):
    February 19th, 2007 at 1:15 am

    Ack, dentist pain. Well, at least the one good thing about going to the dentist is that you get to feeling better really soon; a couple days of being sore and feeling blech is better than weeks more of tooth pain, right? (At least that’s what I keep telling myself.)

    How did the monkey box do at school? Did you win?

  83. 83. Comment by Cherrie (8 comments.):
    February 19th, 2007 at 1:27 pm

    Very cool spoons. Thanks for sharing.

  84. 84. Comment by mrbherng (6 comments.):
    February 19th, 2007 at 3:05 pm

    It looks just like the Welsh Lovespoon.. the only different is that the lovespoon is made from wood.

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