About Michelle Lieberman Expertise My expertise is in the area of American sterling silver and coin silver flatware and holloware, including identifying silversmiths and makers, types and patterns of flatware and their usage. I am unable to answer questions pertaining to silverplate or foreign silver.
Experience With over 25 years experience in selling vintage silver, I now devote much of my time educating others in this field.
Education/Credentials BA California State University Los Angeles
Question Hello: I purchased a silver item that I believe was used to clean crumbs off of cloth tablecloths, after eating. It has a flat side (L) and then a curved side to "slide" the crumbs in. Am I correct as to what this is? Can you recommend a site that I could see pictures of items to compare this to?
Answer Hello Kim.
It sounds like you may be correct. The proper name for what you're talking about is a crumber. They actually came in an array of styles, some meant to scrape then scoop crums from the table, others used with a brush.
Try going to eBay and searching for the word crumber. There should be quite a few to look at there.
