TWO BRASS CHAMBERSTICKS, BOTH PROBABLY ENGLISH, 19TH CENTURY

Both: Jonathan Trace, New York.

Both cleaned abrasively with much wear to surface. From polish., The smaller example with a later handle, almost certainly from a spoon. Pitting and surface scratches throughout. Pans slightly mis-shapen. 2 1/2 in.
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