Fork: Aberdeen & Commonwealth Line

An unplated metal fiddle patterened fork that was used by Aberdeen Commonwealth Line ship.s The crest and the house flag of the shipping company is engraved on the handle. The maker's marks are engraved on the back of the handle. The inside prongs of the fork are slightly longer than the outside prongs. The fork has a small number of stains around the prongs.

Object Details

ID: PLT0459
Collection: Decorative art
Type: Fork
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Mappin & Webb
Places: Bristol
Date made: 1928-1957; 1928-57
People: Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line; Aberdeen and Commonwealth Line
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 180mm x 21mm