An Eating Tool Named Fork
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An Eating Tool Named Fork
The fork is said to have been used as an aid in eating in Byzantium much earlier. Forks as eating tools were introduced in Greece by 1100 AD and from there the use of these eating utensils traveled to Italy, France and finally Great Britain around 1500. It was not till the late 1500s under Queen Elizabeth I, that a few well-to-do people carried a case fitted with a small pointed metal knife, a round spoon and a two-pronged fork. Back then the diner provided his own eating utensils. Each set was handcrafted, each piece was a one of a kind expensive utensil.
It all changed drastically in the early 1800s when the Industrial Revolution produced stamped silverware. This process was much easier and quicker than the hand hammering of each particular piece of flatware. Soon the market was flooded with mass produced eating utensils, various patterns became available.
helmut schonwalder 12-14-2002
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