This is a figural tea caddy spoon or tea scoop that is a souvenir of Deal, England with a teapot shaped finial with an enamel shield for Deal and a bowl that is engraved with the face of a clock set at 4 o'clock, tea time!

The chrome plated tea caddy spoon measures 3 inches high bowl 1.75 inches in diameter, was made in the 1930-1940s, and is in very good +++ used vintage condition.

Tea caddy spoons were small spoons or scoops popularized by the victorians to lock inside a tea caddy or tea canister with the precious and expensive tea they were used to scoop.

They were also a favorite travel souvenir from Victorian times.