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Colonial America Paul Revere Jr. Made Teaspoon Hallmarked Script "PR" c. 1770, Paul Revere, Jr. (1735-1818), Handmade Coin Silver Decorated Teaspoon, Punch Hallmarked with Script "PR", Choice Very Fine. This is an original Paul Revere made Silver Teaspoon. It has a bowl end measuring 1" wide x 2" long, with an overall length of 5.5 inches (2.5 x 14.2 cm.). The reverse side end of the handle has the engraved stylized initials: "G - I . M" also engraved by Revere. Just below, on the underside of the handle shows Revere's extremely rare Script style "PR" hallmark punch which is very clear and defined. This fine spoon has nice even natural silver tone with some scttered deeper tone and shows very light actual wear. It has choice eye appeal bearing no major detractions. This Paul Revere Silver Teaspoon bears his exceedingly rare, script style "PR" hallmark. In 2007 we sold a slightly larger Paul Revere hallmarked coin silver tablespoon, which sold at $14,000. The last example of this style Script "PR" hallmarked spoon was in our EANA Auction, May 17, 2008, Lot 2159 which brough $7,375. (The current market for Paul Revere Silver is considerably stronger today.) This hallmark punch is identified in the book, "Handbook of American Silver and Pewter Marks" by C. Jordan Thorn, page 171, under the header "Revere, Paul 1735-1818" with the stylized drawing of this punch shown. Also identified in the reference: "Paul Revere, Goldsmith 1735-1818" by Kathryn Buhler, the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, illustrated for design type on page 64, noted as "Mark 8." An important opportunity for the historic Paul Revere, Jr. and early American Silver collectors. Paul Revere, Jr. (January 1,1735 - May 10, 1818) was an American Silversmith and Engraver, Member of the Sons Of Liberty, Military Officer, a noted Patriot in the American Revolution. Because he was immortalized after his death for his role as a messenger in the battles of Lexington and Concord, Revere's name and his "midnight ride" are well-known in the United States as a patriotic symbol. In his lifetime, Revere was a prosperous and prominent Boston craftsman, who helped organize an intelligence and alarm system to keep watch on the British military. Revere later served as an officer in one of the most disastrous campaigns of the American Revolutionary War, a role for which he was later exonerated. After the war, he was early to recognize the potential for large-scale manufacturing of metal.