Fork with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle
- Made:
- 1862
- maker:
- Alexander Parkes
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Fork with cellulose nitrate (Parkesine) handle, mottled blue and white in colour, wavy profile. Steel-plated prongs with four fake hallmarks on shaft . Base of shaft decorated with moulded diamond design.
Details
- Category:
- Plastics and Modern Materials
- Object Number:
- 2005-385
- Materials:
- Parkesine (xylotile) and steel plate
- Measurements:
-
overall: 7.7953 x .7087 x .3937 in.; 198 x 18 x 10 mm
- type:
- fork
- credit:
- Donated by the Frith Family.
