American Sterling Silver 'Valenciennes' Flatware Service, Manchester Silver Company, Providence, Rhode Island, Designed by Frank S. Trumbull and the Pattern Introduced in 1938. Comprising nine grapefruit spoons, twelve cocktail/ seafood forks, ten bouillon soup spoons, eleven 6.25-inch cream soup spoons, nine 6.75-inch gumbo spoons, five 6.875-inch place soup spoons, four 7.625-inch dinner forks, eight 8.875-inch regular knives with stainless steel blades, eleven 9.5-inch dinner knives, one master and six flat-handled butter spreaders, eleven teaspoons, twelve iced tea spoons, jelly server, pickle fork, 8.75-inch salad serving fork and spoon, 8.375-inch tomato server, two serving spoons, 5.25-inch sauce ladle, 5.5-inch gravy ladle, lemon fork, sugar spoon, 8.5-inch berry spoon and cake server, not monogrammed. Together with seven forks and spoons, various makers; housed in a walnut chest.Service 96.62 troy oz. weighableSeven miscellaneous pieces 5.96 troy oz. total102.58 troy oz. total weighableChest: H: 6.875 in., W: 15.875 in., D: 11.875 in. (over lid handle)

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