"Slipperspoon"

[Sam Clements]

This term, using NewspaperArchive, was used in newspaper ads in the 1920's
in Decatur, IL.

Sam Clements
----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilson Gray" <wilson.gray at RCN.COM>
To: <ADS-L at LISTSERV.UGA.EDU>
Sent: Saturday, October 02, 2004 4:10 PM
Subject: "Slipperspoon"


> Is "slipperspoon," the local term meaning "shoehorn," used outside of
> black East Texas? If a slipperspoon wasn't to hand, we would use an
> actual tablespoon, instead.
>
> -Wilson Gray
>