Silver gifts for babies are a tradition that dates back to before colonial times.Silversmiths, such as the famous patriot Paul Revere, created silver baby rattles, cups and spoons as part of their craft.
Babies have played with rattles for a long time. The first known rattles were made from clay, which was easily broken. When silver came into vogue rattles were soon fashioned out of the versatile metal, which didn’t break so babies could safely chew on them.
Silver spoons were a