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Catalog Number

CAS 0389-1779   CAS 0389-1779; Toasting fork
Category Culinary Items; Jewelry & Metalwork
Object Name Toasting fork
Culture Euro-American
Global Region North America
Country USA
State/Prov./Dist. Pennsylvania, probably
County
Other Geographic Data unknown
Maker's Name
Date of Manufacture ca. mid- to late 1700s
Collection Name Rietz Collection of Food Technology
Materials Metal: Steel
Description Georgian steel toasting fork used to cook over an open fire; Most of these types of toasting forks were made in England, but the decoration of this piece indicates is is North American; The “x” type of cuts were particularly popular with blacksmiths in the area of Pennsylvania at this particular time.
Dimensions (cm) Width = 4.1, Thickness = 1.8, Length = 45.0