Sewing maybe?

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  1. Stormy

    Stormy Active Member

    I can not get a better picture to show the abalonie like stone it is made from. What is this? auction 799.jpg
     
    Stormy, Nov 17, 2017
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  2. Sandra

    Sandra Well-Known Member

    This is a pick to spear cheese cubes, pickles, olives etc. at cocktail time. Usually sold in sets of 6 or 12. Sometimes made of bone or french ivory, don't recall seeing an abalone set.
     
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  3. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    It's a mother of pearl lemon fork...

    ~Cheryl
     
    DragonflyWink, Nov 17, 2017
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  4. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    From a 1920 retailer's catalog:
    lemonforkchinesemotherofpearl1920vantines.png ~Cheryl
     
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  5. Stormy

    Stormy Active Member

    Thank you very much Cheryl and Sandra !!
     
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  6. Bev aka thelmasstuff

    Bev aka thelmasstuff Colored pencil artist extraordinaire ;)

    It does depend on size because the cocktail forks I have are only a couple of inches long.
     
    Bev aka thelmasstuff, Dec 18, 2017
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