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Maker:
Charles Parker Company  Search this
Physical Description:
steel (overall material)
tin (plating material)
Measurements:
overall: 1 1/8 in x 7 1/4 in x 7/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 18.415 cm x 2.2225 cm
Object Name:
fork
Object Type:
cutlery
Other Terms:
Fork, Dinner; Tableware
Place made:
United States: Connecticut, Meriden
Date made:
1900 - 1925
Description:
Tipped pattern fork having four tines and a rounded fiddle handle with ogee shoulders and front midrib. No monograms. Stamped widthwise on back of terminal "MADE / IN / U.S.A. / CPC" in raised sans serif letters. One of four forks, 1986.0531.209-.212, from a 13-piece flatware set, 1986.0531.204-.216 (knives unmarked; forks and spoons marked).
Location:
Currently not on view
ID Number:
1986.0531.210
Accession number:
1986.0531
Catalog number:
1986.0531.210
See more items in:
Home and Community Life: Domestic Life
Domestic Furnishings
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a1-28fa-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_324002