An Art Deco canteen of silver cutlery for 12 made in Sheffield 1948 by Cooper Brothers & Sons with a Registered Design Number 820564, comprising the following: 12 Meat knives, 12 Meat forks, 12 Dessert knives, 12 Dessert forks, 12 Fish knives, 12 Fish forks, 12 Fruit knives, 12 Fruit forks, 12 Soup spoons, 12 Dessert spoons, 12 Coffee spoons, 12 Tea spoons,12 Grapefruit spoons, 12 Ice cream spoons, 12 Salad forks, 12 Cake forks, 6 Serving spoons, 5 Piece carving set, 4 Butter knives, 2 Sauce ladles, 2 Pickle forks, 2 Sugar spoons, Pair of Fish servers, Pair of grape scissors, Pair of Sugar tongs, a Jam spoon, Soup ladle and a Tea strainer.
Dimensions:
12 Meat knives- 24.4 cm long by 2 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
12 Meat forks- 20.5 cm long by 2.6 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Dessert knives- 21.4 cm long by 1.9 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
12 Dessert forks- 17.4 cm long by 2.2 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Fish knives- 21.5 cm long by 2.3 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Fish forks- 19 cm long by 2.1 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Fruit knives- 19.8 cm long by 1.4 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Fruit forks- 16.1 cm long by 1.3 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1947 & 1948)
12 Soup spoons- 19.4 cm long by 5.1 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947 & 1948)
12 Dessert spoons- 17.4 cm long by 3.8 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947 & 1948)
12 Coffee spoons – 12.4 cm long by 2.8 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
12 Tea spoons- 10.5 cm long by 2.3 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
12 Grapefruit spoons- 14.3 cm long by 2.1 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
12 Ice cream spoons- 12.6 cm long by 2.9 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1937, 1938, 1946 and 1947)
12 Salad forks- 16.5 cm long by 2.8 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
12 Cake forks- 13.2 cm long by 1.9 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
6 Serving spoons- 20 cm long by 4.4 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947 & 1948)
5 Piece carving set- Large knife: 37 cm long by 3.1 cm across the blade. Large fork: 28.5 cm long by 1.8 cm across the tines, Small Knife: 30 cm long by 2.5 cm across the blade. Small fork: 26 cm long by 1.5 cm across the tines, Steel: 34.4 cm long by 2 cm across the handle. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
4 Butter knives- 15.7 cm long by 2 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
2 Sauce ladles- Small: 13.5 cm long by 4.7 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1946). Large: 14 cm long by 4.8 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
2 Pickle forks- Large: 19 cm long by 1.6 cm across the tines.(Marked for Sheffield 1943). Small: 17.2 cm long by 1.5 cm across the tines.(Marked for Sheffield 1946).
2 Sugar spoons- 12.8 cm long by 3.6 cm across the bowls. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
Pair of salad servers- 20.1 cm long by 4.5 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
Pair of Fish servers- Knife: 25.5 cm long by 6.2 cm across the blade. (Marked for Sheffield 1947). Fork: 21.8 cm long by 5.1 cm across the tines. (Marked for Sheffield 1947)
Pair of grape scissors- 17.1 cm long by 5.8 cm spread. (Marked for Sheffield 1937)
Pair of sugar tongs- 9.9 cm long by 4.3 cm spread. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
Jam spoon- 12.6 cm long by 2.8 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
Soup ladle- 25.5 cm long by 8.4 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1946)
Tea strainer- 14.6 cm long by 5.6 cm across the bowl. (Marked for Sheffield 1948)
Number of pieces: 222
Weight: 8,44 kg excluding knives.