On 2009-09-08 12:43:17 +0100, Chris J Dixon said:

shazzbat wrote:

In a country museum near here, there are various potato forks, including one
with about 10 tines, which are closer together than we are familiar with,
one with ball ends to the tines, and one with a bar across the end of the
tines.

Whilst discussing forks, I have, without any knowledge of its
original source or purpose, a fork which has tines of the usual
form and length, but the whole is much wider than usual, about
520 mm, and the end two tines are raised slightly, like the sides
of a shovel.

It is a little too frail to see proper work now, but I can't
think what it would have been used for.

Any suggestions?

Chris

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