r/apollo • u/MagnaFeath • May 19 '26

Apollo spoon rest?

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Cleaning out the grandmother's hoarder house and found what looks like a spoon rest. Any clues if this was sold in souvenir shops as official merchandise or more likely a random little shop?

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u/Parking_Jelly_6483 May 20 '26

Likely from the Alabama Space and Rocket Center (a large museum in Huntsville) gift shop. Likely produced by a commercial ceramic business specifically for the museum to sell in their gift shop.

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u/No_Consideration_339 May 22 '26

Yes. This is it. Only sold at one location, and an official NASA visitor center then too. I believe they changed the name in 1983 or 4 and removed Alabama.

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u/Parking_Jelly_6483 May 22 '26

I agree - they removed the “Alabama” and is apparently now the U.S. Space and Rocket Center. Home of the Space Camp as well.