Silver handled ear spoon

Description

Silver handled ear spoon. Item 4232.This ear spoon has a lovely embossed silver handle and a steel spoon and would have come from a good quality sewing box or set. The earspoon would have been used to extract wax from the ears, either as general hygiene, or to use the wax to coat thread so that it pulled smoothly through the fabric. This was important if the sewer was working on very fine materials like silk. The length of the piece is 115 mm (4.5 inches) and it is in very good condition.