| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1625 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Fork / knife combination |
| Culture |
English |
| Global Region |
Europe |
| Country |
England / Great Britain |
| State/Prov./Dist. |
England |
| County |
South Yorkshire, probably |
| Other Geographic
Data |
City: Sheffield, probably |
| Maker's Name |
Unknown |
| Date of Manufacture |
ca. 1860-1910s |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant) |
| Description |
Three standard steel tines and one that also functions as a knife, shield cut out proximal to tines before shaft which is plain, handle is plain rectangular ivory; From BRL 1982: "Machine made combined knife and fork serving piece. Four tine fork, one tine is knife blade. Handle: Elephant ivory; Exceptional quality." |
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 3.5, Thickness = 1.5, Length = 31.0 |