Forks and knives - purpose

Hose_dk · Post by **Hose_dk** » Sun Nov 19, 2006 4:35 pm

I saw the forks and knifes and sugestion of sweets.
I have this set 12 forks and 12 knives. One mark 830S and nothing more. The forks are 15 cm and the knives are 17,5 cm.
I soppose that it is silver - even when it lacks every mark but 830S
Anyone who can give me a clue of country, period etc. everything is most appresiated. They are quiet heavy 35 gram for a fork and 30 grams for a knife. And that heavy for such a small item.

Bahner · Post by **Bahner** » Mon Nov 20, 2006 3:24 pm

Hello, no doubt that this is also for fruit / cake / sweets etc. When enhancing the pics they turn out too blurry to recognize the mark or the pattern. Could You post clearer pics ? Best wishes, Bahner

Hose_dk · Post by **Hose_dk** » Wed Nov 22, 2006 5:27 pm

I try again. This was the original picture before IO redused size.

First I had the idea that it was for fish. But sweets yes more likely.
And oh yes much better pictures

Bahner · Post by **Bahner** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 5:16 am

Hello, the pattern is nr. 2700 by Franz Bahner, DÃ¼sseldorf. Fishforks would look different. Bahner used marks like this on pieces for export. Best wishes, Bahner (no relative, though)

Hose_dk · Post by **Hose_dk** » Thu Nov 23, 2006 7:09 pm

Thank you for the information.
These are from a time where a lot of different purposes had its own different tool.
Thanks for the information.