Old fork with strange inscription on it

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  1. Dave Athanase

    Dave Athanase New Member

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    Dave Athanase, Jun 12, 2020
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  2. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I'd speculate it's for measuring something.
     
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  3. Couch Potato Wannabe

    Couch Potato Wannabe Well-Known Member

    Or stamped prison / hospital cutlery.
     
    Couch Potato Wannabe, Jun 12, 2020
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  4. say_it_slowly

    say_it_slowly The worst prison is a closed heart

    It looks like the maker may be the UK company Gieves Ltd (NS=nickel silver) and just a quick look seems like they did produce some military silverware so could be some sort of military reference numbers?
     
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  5. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    This was my thought, institutional. That's a heck of a high number. Maybe first numerals are for a department/division.
     
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  6. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    Hospital or prison, if British would have been more likely to have a royal cipher or the city crest, something like that. Military would have a broad arrow.
     
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  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The proportion of handle to tines is unusual. How would you measure with it?
     
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  8. Ownedbybear

    Ownedbybear Well-Known Member

    I was thinking hold it upright in a sibstance? That the lines and numbers might be markers, if you see what I mean?
     
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  9. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Think I do. They're not 1s, they're graduation lines. Interesting that they get farther apart as the handle gets wider. Amazes me the 3 can be so close to the end that way.
     
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  10. Dave Athanase

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    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
    Dave Athanase, Jun 22, 2020
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  11. Dave Athanase

    Dave Athanase New Member

    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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  12. Dave Athanase

    Dave Athanase New Member

    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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  13. Dave Athanase

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    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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  14. Dave Athanase

    Dave Athanase New Member

    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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  15. Dave Athanase

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    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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    Thank you sir for your kind reply
     
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