Okay, I’ll be 68 in just two more days. Don’t mean to wish myself Happy Birthday but must share this commerative event with you as an expanded side-bar to history. No, this is not my baby spoon.

Rather it is an official 1903 Louisiana Purchase Exposition, St. Louis silver spoon commerating the hundreth anniversary of the event so intimately connected to La Charrette Village life, Lewis and Clark, Zebulon Pike, Indian Phillips, Daniel Boone, and all the rest of those representing the American frontier.

My sister Virginia Gallian sent it to me as my birthday present. As I told her, its absolutely the most unique birthday gift ever. Her friend in California, Lorraine Dameron, help her acquire it. At some time since issued and sold in St. Louis, it sold for $35.00 as indicated by a price tag attached to one side. The spoon is ornately engraved with greater detail than possible to show here. I’ll try to obtain better pictures of it to show its unique attributes later. What its value may be today is not known to me but if anyone can provide greater details about this historical spoon, please let us know.