Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1717 | |
| 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) | |