It had the word 'Salem' in Gothic lettering too. He ended up creating a second witch spoon since the first was so popular, and collectors were thrilled. This version's handle had the word 'Salem' with the date 1692, a cat, a broom, a rope, a new moon, and a witch. Both were sterling and were offered in different sizes. Spoons were used, not just displayed, and tea time was the perfect time to show off ones wares.
Collectors like to feel surrounded by their passions, their loves, their collections.
I started collecting spoons around ten years ago. I thought it would be neat to try to get one from each state. I didn't make it very far on that goal and started instead to just collect from the places I went to visit. Spoons are collected by many, some that aren't even interested in the spoon but in what it details. Some like to collect from their home region, or of a specific area, such as historical figure, place, design or architecture.