Pickle fork: Port Line

A silver plated pickle fork used by the Port Line shipping company. The fork has three tines, two of which are barbed and a twist in the handle. The Port Line badge is engraved on the handle. Inscribed on the fork are the words "PORT LINE ELKINGTON PLATE D".

Object Details

ID: PLT0556
Collection: Decorative art
Type: fork, pickle
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Elkington & Co. Ltd
Date made: 1940
People: Port Line Ltd; Port Line Ltd Brooks, Victor Edwin Abraham
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: 15 mm x 190 mm x 15 mm