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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1642   CAS 0389-1642; Fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Fork
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 unknown
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel; Ivory (elephant); Silver; Tin alloy
Description From BRL 1982: "Table knife, England, probably Sheffield; Steel blade knife with elephant ivory handle originally dyed green, silver ferrules, tin alloy ferrules (sic). Matches table fork CAS 0389-1641 and table knives CAS 0389-1639 and -1640.”
Dimensions (cm) Width = 2.3, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 23.0