| Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1675 |
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| Category |
Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork |
| Object Name |
Folding 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 |
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| Date of Manufacture |
prior to 1830 |
| Collection Name |
Rietz Collection of Food Technology |
| Materials |
Metal: Steel; Nickel silver (?); Cow horn; Paper |
| Description |
Four-tined folding steel fork with tortoise shell handle and silver bolster; Fork has hallmark and "Palmer" stamped on in; Tortoise shell handle has scalloped decoration on proximal end; From BRL 1982: “Folding fork, England, Sheffield, probably, before 1830; Simulated tortoise shell handle (made of cow horn, stained and backed with colored paper), shell caved end; Fancy nickel silver (?) (sic) bolsters; Nicely forged four tined fork, file worked shank and spring; Tang stamped crown / GR / Palmer; A superb example.†|
| Dimensions (cm) |
Width = 2.1, Thickness = 0.8, Length = 20.7 |