Toaster or broiler made from a single iron strip, rectangular in section, hand forged into an irregular spiral that tapers in depth at center. Long, angled handle terminates in a clockwise rattail hanging loop. No feet. No marks.
Key-scraper cornet or cone disher with a reinforced, capped tubular handle attached to a seamless conical bowl below its plain rim; lapped seam handle and deep, U-shape angled brace are both soft soldered. Mechanism features an open heart-shaped key at bowl apex that turns the V-shaped scraper; bolt soldered to blade, not removable. Handle is stamped incuse near end "5" (5 scoops to a quart) above "V. CLAD (arched) / PHILA / 123 S 11S\T (curved)" in serif letters; embossed end cap reads "CLEWELL'S (arched) / PAT. / MAY 3 / 1876 / V. CLAD. MAKER" in sans serif letters inside a dotted border.
William Clewell of Reading, PA, received U.S. Patent No. 209,751 on November 12, 1878 for his "ice-cream measure and mold".
Maker is V. Clad Co. of Philadelphia, PA; founded by Valentine Clad in 1853 and incorporated as V. Clad & Sons, Inc. in 1896. Clad specialized in manufacturing ice-cream and confectionary machinery and equipment, including molds. The firm moved from its original location on South 11th St. to Sixteenth and Callowhill in 1913.
Hollow-handled cheese ball holder or server with three adjustable clamping arms enclosing a small, slightly concave circular tray on a dome base edged in roses and ruffled leaves. The arms fit through three holes in the neck below tray and are attached to a screw knob mechanism on the underside that opens and closes them. Screw knob is struck incuse "QUADRUPLE PLATE" in serif letters above a circular crossed-hammers mark for "WILCOX SILVER PLATE C\o." with crossed raising hammers at center, the number "40" and "PATENTED" below.
Maker is Wilcox Silver Plate Co. of Meriden, CT. The firm was founded as Wilcox Britannia Co. in 1865, and changed its name to Wilcox Silver Plate Co. in 1867. It was one of the founding members of International Silver Co. in 1898; Insilco continued to use the Wilcox name and trademark until circa 1961 when the line was consolidated with E. G. Webster & Son (purchased by Insilco in 1928) into Webster-Wilcox.
Seth W. Babbitt of Meriden, CT, assignor to the Wilcox Plate Co. received U.S. Patent No. 453,571 on June 2, 1891 for "improvements in table articles designed to receive and securely hold cheeses of the kind particularly known as Edam and Pine-Apple".