Collecting souvenir spoons has been a popular hobby for many Americans since the late 1800s when this European fad swept the nation. Souvenir spoons grew out of the birth of leisure tourism in Europe ...

Souvenir spoon commemorating the Pan American Exposition held in Buffalo, New York in 1901. Spoon features images of the Fair's Temple of Music and Electric Tower. The 1901 Pan-American Exposition was ...

I have 38 spoons. Thirty-eight ridiculously useless spoons. You know, those tiny ornate souvenirs that can be found in touristy gift shops worldwide, collecting dust next to the novelty shot glasses, ...

April 27 (UPI) --An Iowa woman's collection of souvenir spoons is being publicly counted in an attempt to earn a Guinness World Record. Cammie Pohl estimates she had at least 8,500 souvenir spoons ...

These days our phones, clouds and social media accounts are full to the brim with digital photos, an enduring souvenir of every hotel we’ve stayed in, meal we’ve consumed and view we’ve admired.

Click to open image viewer. As early as 1889, Owney began to draw media attention as the traveling mail dog. When Owney arrived at a town, RPO clerks or the postmaster sometimes alerted the local ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Editor's note: Click/tap here to see an update on this story. A Davenport woman wants to take her collection to the next level, attempting to earn the World Record title holder for ...

You can hardly name a category of goods these days that doesn't have a collectible aspect. From fishing tackle to fire engines, syringes to cigar labels, there is somebody out there with a related ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — Have you ever been to a gift shop and wondered who buys the souvenir spoons? Wonder no more — the National Souvenir Spoon Collectors Guild Convention has come to Davenport to share ...