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purpose of this fork
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 10:18 am
by bubba
Tiffany Wave Edge 1884 M mark forks 6 1/4" lngth.
Please help identify the name/purpose of these. I have been unable to find similarly shaped bowl on seafood or oyster forks as they are a waisted shape bowl in my references.
Thanks in advance
Re: purpose of this fork
Posted: Tue Aug 10, 2010 1:42 pm
by silverport
Maybe lemon forks for long drinks?
Hello
Welcome to the Forum.
I haven't a catalogue of Tiffany's - but I guess, that these forks are lemon forks for long drinks.
The European ones are in lengths of about 4 inches - for long drinks are in use (long) lemon spoon; today most times used for yoghurt.
Same lengths, but with tines twice as long as here are shown, are fruit forks.
Kind regards silverport
Re: purpose of this fork
Posted: Wed Aug 11, 2010 11:00 am
by dragonflywink
It's a fairly common Tiffany shape for oyster forks along with the tapered-in tine form, both shapes (as well as others) were sometimes made in the same patterns, examples can be found in Dr. Hood's Tiffany Silver Flatware.
~Cheryl