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Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« on: December 15, 2008, 02:59:06 pm »
I thought I knew quite a bit about older silver and silverplate pieces....but I am not quite sure about this fork.  Can anyone give some insight?  It has been identified as EPNS Made in England and Kingsway. Is 4 3/4" long.  No other information.
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #1 on: December 15, 2008, 04:45:29 pm »
we can be sure it was made in the 18 century or later because it has four tines. kingsway mfg company ltd. newton works london england  designed it. and they were working until at least 1927
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #2 on: February 07, 2013, 01:13:52 pm »
Bump!!!!  Anyone have new ideas on this one I posted back in 2008?
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #3 on: February 07, 2013, 02:10:47 pm »
They are dessert forks from what I'm reading. There are some for sale on ebay.
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #4 on: February 07, 2013, 03:07:37 pm »
I have collected dessert/pie forks for over 25 years and haven't ever seen one like this before.  (I have a huge collection!)  Can you post a link where another like this is found please?!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #5 on: February 07, 2013, 03:34:00 pm »
Can you take a couple of larger pics ??  These don`t enlarge !!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #6 on: February 07, 2013, 04:23:10 pm »
It's a baby's fork
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #7 on: February 07, 2013, 04:27:47 pm »
Tines look too wide for a baby !!  I think its a pickle fork !!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #8 on: February 07, 2013, 05:33:24 pm »
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #9 on: February 07, 2013, 07:09:08 pm »
So this is an odd kind of "pusher" for kids!!!!  Now that makes more sense!

Sorry, don't have it with me to post another pic.  That was from 2008...but still wanted to know!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #10 on: February 07, 2013, 08:59:31 pm »
Oh !!  I thought that part at the tip of the tines was something you had it resting on !!   Couldn`t tell it was all made together !!  Thats the first one I have seen made like that !!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #11 on: February 08, 2013, 04:39:58 am »
That's an interesting fork, where did you get it from??
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #12 on: February 08, 2013, 11:21:08 am »
Had one in with a some silver I was evaluating.  If I hadn't known better I would have bet that someone had "rigged" a fork.  But, it was made that way!

Ipcress, the set you are displaying appears to be a salad set...

The one I had shown was closer in size to a salad fork size!
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #13 on: February 08, 2013, 11:33:38 am »
he one Ipcress is showing is only 4 inches long. It is a spork and a one of those things your trying to ID
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Re: Can anyone tell me about this fork?
« Reply #14 on: February 08, 2013, 03:00:24 pm »
Yeah Frogpatch.  Just from the pic, the "mouth part" looks wider than the one I had.  But just may be the pic.

I agree the other is a spork!

Thanks always for observations/help!
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