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Title |
Dinner Fork, 1925 |
Object Name |
Fork, Dinner |
Description |
Dinner Fork, 1925. Four-pronged silver dinner fork has an elongated pointed oval handle with a recessed line border. "NOAH'S" is stamped on top of handle. Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925. |
Date |
1925 |
Creator |
Wallace Silversmiths, Wallingford, CT |
Role |
Manufacturer |
Catalog Number |
1971.213.009 |
Dimensions |
H-0.625 W-7 D-1 inches |
Collection |
3D - Food Service Tools & Equipment |
Inscription Text |
"NOAH'S" (stamped on top of handle end); "WALLINGFORD CO. SECTIONAL" (stamped on back of handle neck); "CAMPBELL S.F." (stamped on back of handle end) |
Provenance |
From Noah's Ark Restaurant in San Mateo. |
Notes |
Used at Noah's Ark Restaurant which opened in San Mateo in 1925. [https://www.smdailyjournal.com/news/local/good-eating-recalls-local-mainstay-noah-s-ark/article_d73c2509-c194-5d23-9776-883cd9e9c7b6.html 01/19/2018] Wallace Silversmiths was founded in 1833 in Connecticut, and made a variety of silver and silver alloy products. [http://www.chineseargent.com/home/wallace-silversmiths 01/24/2018] |
Search Terms |
Noah's Ark Restaurant, San Mateo Restaurants San Mateo Silver Table Ware Williams, Noah |
Subjects |
Eating & drinking Restaurants Silver Silverware Table settings & decorations Tableware |
People |
Williams, Noah |
Credit line |
Courtesy of Les Williams |