Toasting Forks

Date1700s to 1800s

Terms

Toasting Forks
Iron

Dimensions10.15 × 55.84 cm (4 × 22 in.)

Credit LineGift of Mr. Russell H. Kettell (1940)

Object numberH1547

DescriptionConsists of handle/stand piece with piece at end which swivels. Handle/stand has one bar of iron with both ends bent down and curled up to form legs at front. Welded at right angle to this is another bar which is bent up and flattened for handle. Tip of handle shaped to circle with hole through it. Notches in each side of handle near circle. Riveted through handle is a third foot, with end flared and curled. Swivel end is a flat iron strip with thin vertical iron bars riveted along each side to support bread. On each side these bars form a design of three semi-circles, in each of which are two bars which curve away from one another. Swivel end riveted to handle/stand where welded. Remains of black paint (?) on handle.