Caddy spoon
A caddy spoon is a spoon used for measuring out tea in the form of dried tea leaves. Traditionally made of silver, they were in common use in the 19th century, when tea was a more expensive commodity. Tea was sometimes stored in elaborate boxes or containers called tea caddies, and these spoons were made to be used with such containers.
An ornate silver caddy spoon made in Birmingham, 1829. 77mm x 40mm
Bibliography
- John Norie, Caddy Spoons: An Illustrated Guide, John Murray Publishers Ltd, 1988
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