Sardine Fork
Maker
Weidlich Sterling Spoon Co.
(American, active Bridgeport, Connecticut, 1901 - 1950)
Datec. 1940
MediumSilver
DimensionsOverall: 6 3/4in. (17.1cm)
ClassificationsCULINARY ARTIFACTS
Credit LineMuseum Purchase
Terms
Object number84.33
DescriptionFork with seven flame-shaped tines in the Ancestry pattern.On View
Not on viewCollections
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Label TextAn array of new eating utensils were introduced during the second half of the nineteenth century, often in response to a new, fashionable food. Among the novelty flatware items were asparagus tongs, sardine forks, buckwheat cake servers, citrus fruit spoons, and dessert forks. Not all of these specialty forms were essential; many were given as wedding and anniversary gifts.
