MEDICINE SPOON

Medicine spoon is a medical spoon used to administer medicine. Examples in silver or silverplate can be found.
Four forms of medicine spoons are known:
- a short spoon with a vertical ring on the bowl and no stem;
- a spoon with the usual stem and the front end of the bowl covered except a small aperture;
- a spoon with the usual stem, the front of the bowl covered and a small tube protruding from the end;
- a double ended spoon with two bowls of different size. In some cases, thanks to the hinged stem, the smaller bowl swivels and fits into the larger.