AboutMichelle Lieberman Expertise My expertise is in the area of American sterling silver and coin silver flatware and holloware, including identifying silversmiths and makers, types and patterns of flatware and their usage. I am unable to answer questions pertaining to silverplate or foreign silver.
Experience With over 25 years experience in selling vintage silver, I now devote much of my time educating others in this field.
Education/Credentials BA California State University Los Angeles
Question cleaning out my grandparents house i found a fork it has 1847 rogers bros ts on the back. well it is only 4.50 in long. and i was wondering what it is. thank you
Answer Hello Angie, thank you for your question.
You don't say how many tines the fork has, but if it has four tines it is probably a baby fork. If the tines are rather blunt instead of pointed, then it's definitely a baby fork. A baby fork and spoon are used when infants are just learning to use utensils at mealtime.
If it has a different number of tines, let me know, because it will be a different utensil entirely.
