LARGE ICE CREAM SPOON. Tarnished. beneath the handle is a brand imprinted that reads "ACORN-COOPER"

Ice cream is thought to be invented in the Persian empire around 450 BC. snow was storred inside yahkchals and then flavored to be eaten during the hot summer. Since then the recipe evolved though centuries a cultures, It is eaten mainly as a dessert in Greek and American cultures and serving dishes such as these may have been used for special occassions.

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