Now who sends a wooden spoon through the post?
And more than that who would send the said wooden post to a church hall?
The church hall was St Paul’s in Ridley Street West Ealing.
I can’t make out the postmark but the stamps look to carry the image of King George V and so could be anytime between 1911 and 1936.
It’s not much to go on and is compounded by the age of the Hall which looks relatively new.
I had hoped the message might offer up a clue, but the message written on the handle just says “MAY YOUR LIVES BE ONE LONG SPOON.”
One source suggests that it is a parable about co-operation given the length of a long spoon is very difficult to use people would feed each other across a big table.
It belongs to David Harrop that collector of all things interesting and posty. He was offered a tidy sum for it by dealer but decided to keep it and I am glad he did if for no other reason it has allowed me to write about it.
Location; London
Picture; a wooden spoon, circa 1911-1936, from the collection of David Harrop
The church hall was St Paul’s in Ridley Street West Ealing.
I can’t make out the postmark but the stamps look to carry the image of King George V and so could be anytime between 1911 and 1936.
It’s not much to go on and is compounded by the age of the Hall which looks relatively new.
I had hoped the message might offer up a clue, but the message written on the handle just says “MAY YOUR LIVES BE ONE LONG SPOON.”
It belongs to David Harrop that collector of all things interesting and posty. He was offered a tidy sum for it by dealer but decided to keep it and I am glad he did if for no other reason it has allowed me to write about it.
Location; London
Picture; a wooden spoon, circa 1911-1936, from the collection of David Harrop
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