Old Hand-forged Meat Fork with Eponymously Carved Wooden Handle Bing and Grondahl but was happy to open

but was happy to open it to discover it's a writing box

super solid and sturdy condition with some age to it for sure

there is a bit of irregularity to the white glaze--perhaps a tiny bit of darkening in a couple of spots but it might be original to the piece and does not detract

as well as a future full of possibility

this is a perfect set to play with as well as to admire--and  it's quite a nice thing to have the choice of straight or bent hook depending on the form of the jack straw one is trying to lift

Old Hand-forged Meat Fork with Eponymously Carved Wooden Handle Bing and Grondahl but was happy to openOne sees old knives and butcher blocks with BREAD carved in their handles or around the edges, but I have not ever seen a MEAT fork, and for me at least it carries a very different sort of weight! Plus, its just the time of year to put this one to use serving a holiday meal! Perhaps just the right gift to bring to a Thanksgiving host or hostessthough for me this really resonates as a symbolic sort of object, with all sorts of rather primal