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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1717   CAS 0389-1717; Folding fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Folding fork
Culture English
Global Region Europe
Country England / Great Britain
State/Prov./Dist. England
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture 1700s or early 1800s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Iron; Bone
Description From BRL 1982: “Folding fork, England; Bone handle; Long (barlow style) iron bolsters integral with liners; Steel two-tine fork; Steel spring, end broken off; 18th or early 19th century.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 1.2, Thickness = 1.7, Length = 13.8 (open)