Posted 4 years ago
dav2no1
(878 items)
Gilchrist Company Ice Cream Scoop
Model 44
Size 16*
Circa: 1910
*Special thanks to string-of-pearls for helping correct this information)
This is a Gilchrist Company Ice Cream Scoop. I picked this up today and at first thought it was a candle snuffer because it's a very small size. The top has the unmistakable G for the Gilchrist Company and acts as a turn key, turning the two paddles on the inside of the scoop to dislodge the ice cream from the scoop.
GILCHRIST COMPANY
"The Gilchrist Co. was a maker of ice cream scoops from 1906 to 1931. The company was originally a maker of hardware items sold to the day's soda fountains. The Gilchrist company quickly became a dominant competitor in the ice cream scoop business during these 25 years."
MODEL 44
"The letter G finial on this model was an obvious indicator that it was from the Gilchrist Company. It was not introduced until after 1910 and was a somewhat late entry for this style scoop. The model 44 was produced in sizes 4,5,6,8,10,12,16,20."
***I found an older post from CW and a great link for Gilchrist. I'll add them to the comments***
***Links to Gilchrist History***
https://www.scoopcollector.com/gilchrist-better-than-need-be
https://www.collectorsweekly.com/stories/100896-gilchrist-ice-cream-scoop
Well, that's is pretty neat Dave!! Great history too.
Thanks Scott. And thanks to everyone for loving my post.
Nice scoop in great condition! The size looks like 16 to me. That tells how many scoops you get from a quart of ice cream, so a smaller bowl has a larger size number. I used to collect vintage scoops though I parted with them a few years ago and only kept a couple with smaller round bowls for portioning out cookie dough onto baking sheets.
String of Pearls... Thank you for the information. This is a small scoop..about 2" wide, so 16 would sense. I will correct the information. We are going back this week to buy some more stuff before the seller moves..I'm pretty sure the other scoop she has was also a 1930s Gilchrist scoop with the scoop action handle. I already messaged her and said I wanted it.