fork; cutlery, set, part of
fork; cutlery, set, part of
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- Description
- Fork, part of a picnic set with matching knife (1986.0531.062A). Short three-tined fork with flat baluster stem. Tines, stem, and tang are one piece of steel fitted with pewter bolster into a wooden handle with rounded sides and blunt butt. Handle is comprised of two pieces of wood riveted to tang with brass pins. When placed facing one another, knife and fork fit together. Metal is scratched and stained overall, minor rust, nicks in bolster. Wood is separating towards butt. No mark.
- Blade of matching knife is etched: “UNIVERSAL/L.F.&C.”
- Maker is Landers, Frary & Clark, New Britain, Connecticut (c. 1862). In 1890, L. F. & C. took on the Trademark “Universal”, in 1965, General Electric acquired the company. The company began using the abbreviation “L.F.& C.” in 1898, this mark is dated 1912.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Knife and Fork Set
- fork
- Object Type
- cutlery
- Other Terms
- Knife and Fork Set; Knife & Fork Set; Cutlery
- date made
- ca 1912
- maker
- Landers, Frary & Clark
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, New Britain
- Physical Description
- metal, steel (overall material)
- wood (handle material)
- metal, pewter (bolster material)
- metal, brass (pins material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 3/4 in;.9525 cm x 18.415 cm x 1.905 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0531.062B
- accession number
- 1986.0531
- catalog number
- 1986.0531.062B
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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