Cooking Fork

Description:

Long-handled cooking fork with narrow, straight, flat shaft, rectangular in section, split into two, round-section, curved tines at one end and having a counterclockwise circular hanging loop at the other. No marks.

Date Made: ca 1863Date Taken: 1863-09-03 to 1863-09-05

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United StatesPlace Taken: United States: North Dakota, DickeyPlace Used: United States: Nebraska

Subject: Food CultureFood ProcessingKitchen utensilsWestwestern expansionUsed By: IndiansNative Americans

Subject:

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

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: DL.126803Catalog Number: 126803

Object Name: fork

Physical Description: iron, wrought (overall material)Measurements: overall: 24 7/8 in x 1 1/4 in x 1/2 in; 63.1825 cm x 3.175 cm x 1.27 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c6d8-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_318729

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