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English: No. 1. Simple stick suggestive of the fork for eating marrow from a bone, South Dakota 151,494

No. 2, Bamboo knife and fork. (Model.) Andaman Islands.

No. 3. Combination knife and fork. (Model.) Andaman Islands.

No. 4. Chopsticks and knife. Japan and China 175,299

No. 5. Knife and chopsticks in case. China 169,151

No. 6. Combination fork and spoon, folding. Knife and spoon in one piece. Spain and Africa 167,017. 167,464

No. 7. Fork and spoon in leather case. Switzerland 175,246

No. 8. Knife and fork, old style. Germany 175,244
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Source Walter Hough (1922). Synoptic series of objects in the United States National Museum illustrating the history of inventions. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 60 (2404). 1-47, 56 pl.
Author United States National Museum (Smithsonian Institution), Washington D.C.

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