Silver Plated Dinner Fork (c.1895)
Artifact
1972.7.5b
1895
Silver plated WB / W fork, two outer tines are shorter than the inner ones, silverware, flatware. 1972.7.5 is a set of cutlery, but it does not all match, 1972.7.5j, b c o have the same pattern. WB / W - Trademark 1895.
May stand for 'Wallace Brothers, Wallingford'. The Wallace Brothers were the sons of R. Wallace. They had formed their own company, “Wallace Brothers” in 1871 and merged with R. Wallace & Sons Manufacturing Co. in 1879.~root~>
Metal (Silver Plated)~root~>
"WB / W" stamped into handle~root~>
Tools and Equipment for Materials~root~>, Food Service T&E~root~>, Fork, Dinner~root~>