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62/234/1-2
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[nb-NO]Description[nb-NO]
This toasting fork was made by J. E. More, a blacksmith at Iver, Buckinghamshire, c. 1961. It has been polished and lacquered. This is a two-pronged toasting fork with a metal ‘shield’ which protects the handle from the heat of the fire.
[nb-NO]Physical description[nb-NO]
1 fork: metal
<DIV STYLE="text-align:Justify;font-family:Georgia;font-style:normal;font-weight:normal;font-size:16;color:#000000;"><P><SPAN><SPAN><P>TOASTING FORK</P><P>This toasting fork was made by a blacksmith in Buckinghamshire in 1961. It has a metal 'shield' to protect the handle from the heat of the fire. The fork was used to cook in front of an open fire. </P><P>It looks weird. It is interesting how it was used by people in the past. </P><P>MERL 62/234/1-3</P></SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV>
[nb-NO]Archival history[nb-NO]
Letter, J. E. More to MERL, 12 June 1961 - 'Would you be willing to take from me some specimens of modern blacksmith's work? // ... My work is not burnished like your exhibits but polished only to the degree of armour bright: and then lacquered.'
[nb-NO]Production place[nb-NO]
Iver
[nb-NO]Date[nb-NO]
1961 - 1961
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[nb-NO]External document[nb-NO]
- L:\MERL\Objects\JISC 2012\60 series negatives\60_4420.tif - High resolution image