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ranger1202 Posts: 24 |
posted 04-30-2018 12:09 PM
  
Can someone identify this fork for me? Replacements shows its an "individual hor d'oeuvres fork" while an [an auction] sale shows it's a "cocktail fork". Funny story how I came across this. I purchased an antique piece of furniture last year and one cabinet was locked. The piece didn't come with a key so we just haven't used it. Well, today I got bored and picked the lock and this fork was sitting in the back corner all by itself. My wife and I joked about what may be in there but never actually thought anything would be. Haha IP: Logged |
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Polly Posts: 1970 |
posted 04-30-2018 04:30 PM
Isn't a cocktail fork the same thing as an hors d'oeuvre fork? What a fun find--you clearly need to make yourself a plate of hors d'oeuvres or a bowl of shrimp cocktail and take turns eating it with your fork! IP: Logged |
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dragonflywink Posts: 993 |
posted 05-01-2018 05:16 AM
Like most manufacturers, Jensen marketed the same or similar pieces for different uses, but those little forks generally appear in Jensen catalogs as either a 'daddelgaffel' (date fork) or 'citrongaffel' (lemon fork), and a bit larger fork was usually offered as a 'paalægsgaffel' (cold cuts fork). The shape of the tines varied by pattern and date, with the 'Cactus' lemon fork in fairly recent Jensen catalogs having straight tines (the shrimp-cocktail fork has three tines). The clip below, from a 1935 catalog, shows a daddelgaffel in the No. 42 pattern, with the description saying, "The small fork is very useful for dates or for small plates of lemon slices, butterballs, or the like." ~Cheryl IP: Logged |
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asheland Posts: 935 |
posted 05-01-2018 10:17 AM
Nice find! IP: Logged |
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ranger1202 Posts: 24 |
posted 05-03-2018 11:11 AM
Thanks for the help! IP: Logged |
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pljohn761 Posts: 6 |
posted 06-20-2018 12:30 PM
This is Jensen's "Cactus" pattern. IP: Logged |
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