Object Record
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Metadata
Catalog Number |
1971.36.01 |
Object Name |
Fork, Eating |
Features |
Steel three tine fork, with exceptionally long tines. Black wood handle, decorated with four steel arrows laid into the wood, and a lateral strip of steel up each side and a steel cap. On the reverse side of the fork just below the base of the tines are tiny engraved letters spelling "STEEL" |
Object Story |
From the Hancock house, built circa 1820 in Bath Ontario, which originally belonged to the Hancock family. The house was possibly sold to James Henry Young, who was born in 1845 on Prince Edward Island, he ended up in Lennox and Addington County where he lived with his wife Ellen Eliza Paul. However, in 1875 they were living in South Crosby, Ontario, where they had their son Charles Byron Young. March 7, 1906 Charles married Mable Pearl McGuin in Bath Ontario. It is possible that the house belonged to their son Frederick Charles Young, either through the Young family or directly through the Hancock family. Frederick Charles was born in 1909 in Bath. He continued living in Bath at least until 1936 when he married Edith Irene McGee. It is known that the couple were living in Bath later in 1971. Historical significance: LB stands for Lockwood Brothers, Sheffield |
People |
Hancock Hancock Family Young, James Henry Young, Ellen Eliza (nee Paul) Young, Charles Byron Young, Mable Pearl (nee McGuin) Young, Frederick Charles Young, EDith Irene (nee McGee) |
Subjects |
Kitchen utensils Cutlery Table settings Forks |
Search Terms |
Bath |