gasolineguys
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posted on September 8, 2007 01:46:41 PM new
Dose anyone know what the use of these forks are for,they are only 4 1/4" long. They are made by Spratling in Mexico.
As you can see very nice enameling.
Hope I did the pics right ??
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tomwiii
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posted on September 8, 2007 01:59:51 PM new
Messieur Ralphie thinks these be for:
S-Car-Go??? "Oui?" "Non?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:MmmESCARGOT.jpg
[ edited by tomwiii on Sep 8, 2007 02:02 PM ]
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max40
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posted on September 8, 2007 02:01:43 PM new
I'd call them pickle or olive forks.
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 8, 2007 02:08:17 PM new
tomwiii had not thought of that
max40 I looked at olive and they for the most part seem to have prongs at the end
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 8, 2007 02:18:28 PM new
tomwiii I think Ralphie hit it, I looked on ebay and they pretty much look the same. I have a set of 5 but only 2 are Spratling, the others are sterling too but very plain.
thanks guys
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photosensitive
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posted on September 8, 2007 05:08:28 PM new
Would you call the enameling cloisonne? Seems so to me.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 8, 2007 05:44:25 PM new
photosensitive, no, no wires on these,don't know how he did it but very nice !!
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photosensitive
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posted on September 8, 2007 07:09:24 PM new
When I was making jewelry (many years ago) our teacher called the enamel that was done in a cut out in the silver cloisonne as well as when it was made with wires.
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“The illiterate of the future will be the person ignorant of the use of the camera as well as of the pen.”
Maholy-Nagy, Vision in Motion, 1947
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 8, 2007 08:00:31 PM new
thanks photosensitive good to know
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roadsmith
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posted on September 8, 2007 09:30:43 PM new
Escargot, eh? Where's Lucy when we need her!
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 9, 2007 06:48:14 AM new
roadsmith
Escargot, eh? Where's Lucy when we need her!
Eating her Escargot???
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 9, 2007 09:25:17 AM new
Hi all,
I wonder if these might be guilloche?
One thing's for sure - they're way too short to use for turning aebleskiver.
Lucy
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 9, 2007 10:03:18 AM new
Thanks OhMsLucy there are/is no metal in the enameling unless it is low and the enamel went over the top to make the design. Did you get your fill of escargot ??
I think tomwill is right.
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OhMsLucy
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posted on September 9, 2007 10:16:00 AM new
You're welcome, Gasguys.
If you Google guilloche, you'll learn more about it. What I've seen has a much finer design under the enamel but guilloche is still my best guess.
Edited to add: Can't really judge the size of the pattern... Considering how short these are, it might be finer than what I'm seeing on my monitor.
Lucy
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gasolineguys
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posted on September 9, 2007 11:45:51 AM new
OhMsLucy, thanks I did Google quilloche and I think you are right it is very fine enameling.
If you Google guilloche, you'll learn more about it. What I've seen has a much finer design under the enamel but guilloche is still my best guess.
Lucy
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