An early 19th century boxwood and bone apple scoop

£95.00

A travelling or pocket boxwood and bone apple scoop. These were made to enable a person who had lost their teeth to eat raw apple. The scoop and the handle are separate and threaded together so that when reversed the scoop is encased in the handle and vice versa. C1820/30

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