Souvenir Calf and Sound Spoon
Date made: late 20th century
Description: Souvenir spoon. Silver plated tea spoon with patterned handle and enamelled disc at end. Brass-coloured disc with 'The Calf and Sound Isle of Man' round rim and view of calf in enamel. Spoon in clear plastic box with blue and white printing 'Exquisite silver plated' and instructions on care etc of spoon on reverse entitled 'Dear Collector'. Spoon held in blue moulded plastic tray with velvet surface. Found by donor in attic of 8 Demesne Road, with several others in a box. Sound cafe souvenir.
Located half a mile off the southern tip of the Isle of Man, the Calf of Man is a small island extending to approximately 600 acres and is in the care of Manx National Heritage. A Nature Reserve and Bird Observatory, the Calf is separated from the mainland of the Isle of Man by the Sound. Technically a strait, the Sound is about 700 metres wide and contains the small islet of Kitterland, home to a large seal colony.
Many coach tours call at the Sound 'Calf of Man' in their itinerary.
Measurements: overall: 13 x 4 x 2 cm
Materials: Silver
Object name: Spoon
Collection: Social History Collection
ID Number: 1987-0680
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