Catalog Number
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Catalog Number |
CAS 0389-1109 | |
| Category | Tools & Implements | |
| Object Name | Toasting fork | |
| Culture | Euro-American | |
| Global Region | North America | |
| Country | USA | |
| State/Prov./Dist. | unknown | |
| County | ||
| Other Geographic Data | unknown | |
| Maker's Name | ||
| Date of Manufacture | ca. 1890-1900s | |
| Collection Name | Rietz Collection of Food Technology | |
| Materials | Metal: Brass | |
| Description | Brass toasting fork used to cook over an open fire; Constructed of twisted wire, indicating it was produced by someone who tended cattle and not by a blacksmith or artisan; This type of twisted wire toasting fork was produced in the "frontier" lands of North America and Australia. | |
| Dimensions (cm) | Width = 6.1, Thickness = 1.0, Length = 61.4 | |