Fish Knife
1860-1861 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Dining cars, particularly the first class compartments, were luxuriously appointed and the correct cutlery added to the sense of elegance and exclusivity. Railway companies, competing for business, hoped that opulent dining cars would attract customers. The early date of these fish eaters suggests that they were used first in station restaurants run by the London & North Western railway.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Materials and techniques | Electroplated nickel silver |
| Brief description | Electroplated nickel silver, Birmingham, 1860-61, made by Elkington and Co. |
| Physical description | Fish knife, electroplated nickel silver with fluted handle, the blade desorated with engraving and the London and North Western Railway Britannia logo. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Reverse of knife handle: ‘PATENT’, E & Co, E & Co. registered mark, Date V~Front of fork and knife blade: Illustration of Britannia & underneath inscribed ‘L&N.W.R. Co’ (The figure of Britannia was the logo for the London and North Western Railway.) |
| Credit line | On Loan from the Science Museum Group |
| Object history | National Railway Museum Loan Dining cars, particularly the first class compartments, were luxuriously appointed and the correct cutlery added to the sense of elegance and exclusivity. Railway companies, competing for business, hoped that opulent dining cars would attract customers. The early date of these fish eaters suggests that they were used first in station restaurants run by the London & North Western railway. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Dining cars, particularly the first class compartments, were luxuriously appointed and the correct cutlery added to the sense of elegance and exclusivity. Railway companies, competing for business, hoped that opulent dining cars would attract customers. The early date of these fish eaters suggests that they were used first in station restaurants run by the London & North Western railway. |
| Associated object | |
| Other number | 1996-8178 - Lender Object Number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | LOAN:NRM YORK.1:10-1999 |
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| Record created | March 16, 2004 |
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