What-is-it Question CCXII

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What-is-it Question CCXII

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What-is-it Question CCXII

It's been a while since we had one of these questions, and I don't think this one will last long, but we'll see.


A knife and fork from 1903:

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Who would have used these?

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Amputees with prosthetics that allowed various attachments?

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Spot on Cheryl!

The illustrations come from the 1903 catalogue of the surgical instrument makers, Cuxson, Gerrard & Co. of Birmingham:

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