Nice silver tone vintage collectible souvenir demitasse spoon from the San Diego Zoo Wild Animal Park in San Diego, California. The oval tip of the spoon features a demi-filigree of two lions under the tree of life with an eagle shape cut from the center.
The Wild Animal Park is an 1800-acre wildlife preserve that allows visitors to view herds of exotic animals as they might be seen in their native lands. It's hard to believe that San Diego was once just a small town with a great climate—but without a famous zoo!
That changed in 1916 when San Diego hosted an exposition (like a world's fair) to celebrate the opening of the Panama Canal. Among the exhibits were groups of animals scattered throughout San Diego's Balboa Park. On September 16, 1916 a local physician, Dr. Harry Wegeforth, was driving through the Park and heard—you guessed it—the roar of the Panama California Exposition's lions. Dr. Harry thought that San Diego needed a zoo, and decided to start one. He began with the animals left over from the exposition, and the rest, as they say, is history! http://www.sandiegozoo.org/
This vintage silver collectible souvenir spoon is in very good condition, with only light clouding noted on the spoon bowl. The spoon measures 4.5" in length and weighs .4 ounces. It is unmarked.
A1506 - Vintage Collectible Souvenir Silverplate Demitasse Spoon SAN DIEGO ZOO WILD ANIMAL PARK, CALIFORNIA
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