BagmanL6 Posted July 20, 2016 Share #1 Posted July 20, 2016 Good Evening, I've never really seen one before so I thought I'd share. My first reaction is that it was a baby spoon for a highly motivated father to encourage quality bonding time feeding his little one. My wife quickly corrected me that is was more of a collector's type spoon. No marking from what I can tell but has the look and feel of silver to me. Any info would be appreciated. For example was this one of a series? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted July 20, 2016 Share #2 Posted July 20, 2016 I think this is probably German-made since the 3AD was in Germany from the late 50s/early 60s until after the wall came down. They were deactivated in about 1993. I agree that it is a souvenir spoon, and if German-made, the company that made them likely made spoons featuring the insignia of other units that were assigned to USAREUR. Is the insignia a DUI that was soldered on, or can you tell? I'd like to find one like that for my 3AD collection someday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagmanL6 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share #3 Posted July 20, 2016 Steve, Thanks for the information. The insignia is a "separate" piece and attached to the spoon. Can't really make the call on if it is actually a DUI. If it is it seems awfully small to me. Having trouble resizing photos right now. I'll try them again later. Enjoy your day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagmanL6 Posted July 20, 2016 Author Share #4 Posted July 20, 2016 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flyboy1945 Posted July 22, 2016 Share #5 Posted July 22, 2016 I agree with Steve B, it looks like a Post Exchange item. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Proud Kraut Posted October 13, 2016 Share #6 Posted October 13, 2016 This is not a PX item. Today I received a mail of a friend who's father served with the 3rd AD in the late 1950's: "...the spoon was awarded to every 3AD officers' wives (by the 3AD Officers' Wives Assoc) when they left the division...." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BagmanL6 Posted October 13, 2016 Author Share #7 Posted October 13, 2016 Thank you for the information. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve B. Posted October 14, 2016 Share #8 Posted October 14, 2016 Wow! Great information! Thanks, Proud Kraut! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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