Fork patent, 1882. Artwork for a spring operated grasping fork invented by Roswell B. Turner. The fork is designed to grasp difficult to retrieve food

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Fork patent, 1882. Artwork for a spring operated grasping fork invented by Roswell B. Turner. The fork is designed to grasp difficult to retrieve food items, for example a pickle (as shown in the artwork) from a jar.

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Photo credit: © US PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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