Fork, Dinner Fork

This is a fork. It was designed by Joseph Maria Olbrich and manufactured by Clarfeld & Springmeyer. It is dated 1901 and we acquired it in 2019. Its medium is metal, silver. It is a part of the department.

This object was donated by Andrew van Styn. It is credited Gift of Andrew Van Styn from the estate of Don Magner.

Its dimensions are

L x W x D (small fork a): 18.4 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm (7 1/4 × 3/4 × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (small fork b): 18.4 × 1.9 × 1.9 cm (7 1/4 × 3/4 × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large fork a): 22.2 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (8 3/4 in. × 1 in. × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large fork b): 22.2 × 2.5 × 1.9 cm (8 3/4 in. × 1 in. × 3/4 in.) L x W x D (large knife a): 25.4 × 2.2 × 1 cm (10 in. × 7/8 in. × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (large knife b): 25.4 × 2.2 × 1 cm (10 in. × 7/8 in. × 3/8 in.) L x W x D (small knife a): 21.6 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (8 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.) L x W x D (small knife b): 21.6 × 1.9 × 0.6 cm (8 1/2 × 3/4 × 1/4 in.)

It has the following markings

On the handle of salad fork (a): [1] "40", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of sald fork (b): [1] "40", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of dinner fork (a): [1] "80", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the handle of dinner fork (b): [1] "80", stamped [2] "GRAMM", stamped [3] small circle conected to a larger semi-circle by a triangle, stamped (factory mark) On the hanle of dinner knife (a): [1] "18", stamped On the blade of dinner knife (a): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the hanle of dinner knife (b): [1] "18", stamped On the blade of dinner knife (b): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the handle of salad knife (a): [1] "12", stamped On the blade of salad knife (a): [1] the letter "S" within an oval, stamped On the handle of salad knife (b): [1] "12", stamped On the blade of salad knife (b): unmarked

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