Dinner Fork

Date Made; Year Pattern Introduced: 1871 or laterPatent Date: 1870-09-30

Parent Company: Meriden Britannia Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Meriden

Subject: EatingPatented

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See more items in: Home and Community Life: Domestic Life, Domestic Furnishings

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Credit Line: Gift of John H. Crea

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.66.0584DCatalog Number: 66.0584DAccession Number: 265238

Object Name: forkObject Type: flatware

Physical Description: silver plate (overall material)electroplate (overall production method/technique)Measurements: overall: 17.5 cm x 2.5 cm; 6 7/8 in x inoverall: 11/16 in x 6 7/8 in; 1.7145 cm x 17.4625 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-6c57-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_302211

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