First World War Period United States Navy King's Pattern Flatware Hold which helped many veterans to

which helped many veterans to be promoted

gilded silver with white

1918) and returned to France with No

again nice patina on silver

Footnote: Norman Richard Wilson was born on December 18

First World War Period United States Navy King's Pattern Flatware Hold which helped many veterans toIncludes three pieces: knife, fork and spoon. Each is fabricated from silvered metal, magnetic, incorporating an ornate stylized "shell" design on both sides of the handle, known as the King's pattern, the knife with a fouled anchor framed by the ornate frame on the obverse, the fork and spoon without anchor, the reverse of all three items stamped "U. S. N." (United States Navy) framed by the ornate frame, the knife marked "1835 R. WALLACE" on the