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Mississippi Spoon Gallery

Davenport, Iowa

More than 10,000 spoons, some more than a century old, are gathered here. 

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This plush velvet holds a series of spoons from Great Britain. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
This plush velvet holds a series of spoons from Great Britain. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
The "spoondelier" has 130 spoons hanging from it. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
The curator likes to dress up in period costumes. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
This spoon is a winner. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
These German ceramic spoons have intricate pictures on them. MissSpoonGal (Atlas Obscura User)
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More than 10,000 polished spoons hang in a place of honor in this most unusual gallery in Davenport, Iowa. More than 35 years ago, owner and curator Cammie Pohl received a set antique spoons from her great-grandmother. It became the start of a lifelong obsession, resulting in a collection in of rare utensils from all over the world.

Among the highlights here are spoons from the Chicago World’s fair of 1893 and 1933, spoons designed for both the U.S. Army and Navy, spoons from the Iowa State Fair, and spoons for Queen Victoria and Queen Elizabeth II’s. Perhaps most visually striking is the “spoondelier,” a chandelier made of gleaming tableware hanging from the ceiling. 

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The museum is closed on Tuesdays.

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