togger Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Good afternoon all, I have come across this spoon recently It says "Ward 7" which would suggest that it has come from somekind of institution and has a belt type emblem below. On the reverse of the spoon it has a stamp that says "Dixon Stainless Firth Staybright" Any information would be helpful Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Guess ... Royal Infirmary Sheffield for R.I.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveHB Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 Good afternoon all, I have come across this spoon recently It says "Ward 7" which would suggest that it has come from somekind of institution and has a belt type emblem below. On the reverse of the spoon it has a stamp that says "Dixon Stainless Firth Staybright" Any information would be helpful I can only see 'WD 7' in the photos ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
togger Posted August 17, 2012 Author Share Posted August 17, 2012 Richard, other people can see the images ok ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardB Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 It does say "WD", therefore it may or may not mean "Ward" it may mean something else altogether, My guess, was just that, a guess, led my your assumption that it was "Ward", however, until something better comes along RIS is a reasonable guess based on the very limited facts we have about the piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveH Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 I can only see 'WD 7' in the photos ? Yes WD not Ward, WD, - War Department?? Could it be a military field issue and RIS is some sort of army unit (Royal Infantary S???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edmund Posted August 17, 2012 Share Posted August 17, 2012 There is what looks like a shamrock on the belt at the bottom - could the "I" stand for Irish? War Department would more likely be signified by an arrow than "WD"? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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