fork, dinner; cutlery, set, part of
fork, dinner; cutlery, set, part of
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- Description
- Dinner fork. Three-tined with flat baluster stem. Tines, stem, and full tang are one piece of steel. Tang has wooden scales riveted to top and bottom with brass pins to form a block handle with flat sides, chamfered edges, and rounded butt. Bolster is formed by two rectangular pieces of steel welded to stem and mortised into wooden scales. Overall scratches. One tine is shorter than the other two. Discoloration and minor rust of metal. Wood is cracked, separating from the tang.
- Maker is possibly Lamson & Goodnow Company, a manufacturer and wholesaler active in Shelburne Falls, Massachusetts 1844-present.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- fork, dinner
- Object Type
- cutlery
- Other Terms
- Fork, Dinner; Cutlery
- date made
- ca 1860
- maker
- Lamson & Goodnow
- place made
- United States: Massachusetts, Shelburne Falls
- Physical Description
- metal, steel (overall material)
- wood (scales material)
- metal, brass (pins material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 5/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 18.415 cm x 1.5875 cm
- ID Number
- 1986.0531.181
- accession number
- 1986.0531
- catalog number
- 1986.0531.181
- See more items in
- Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
- Domestic Furnishings
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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