Knife, carving
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- OBJECT TYPE
- Fork
- DATE
- 1945–1979
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 2018.0190.004
- MANUFACTURER
- Unknown
- MODEL
- Exclusive Collection
- LOCATION
- Unknown
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 4
- Total Parts
- 4
- AKA
- Carving fork
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- A metal object made of stainless steel with some gold and synthetic elements/Un objet fait en acier avec des éléments en or et synthétique.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 34.5 cm
- Width
- 2.0 cm
- Height
- 3.0 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Domestic Technology
- Category
- Food processing
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Unknown
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Ontario
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
The Glo-Hill company was founded in Montreal around 1945 by two brothers in law named Jack Globus and Harry Hill. At the start of the 1950s, the production swelled and began to encompass carving sets and various steak knives. The company continued it success into the 1960s, and 70s where it began to offer chrome plated items such as platters, tea sets, saucers and more. The company changed its name to the Glo-Hill corporation with its newly found success. This type of item was a common gift for traditional weddings in Canada. Glo-Hill would eventually close its doors for good in 1979. La compagnie Glo-Hill a été fondée à Montréal vers 1945 par deux amis aussi beaux-frères, Jack Globus et Harry Hill. Au début des années 1950, la production s'élargit et incluait des ensembles à découper et des couteaux à steak. La firme a pris de l'ampleur au cours des années 1960 et 1970 et offrait aussi des items en chrome tels plateaux, service de thé, sauciers, etc. La firme changea de nom pour Glo-Hill Corporation. Elle ferma en 1978-1979. Ce genre d'item figure aussi parmi les cadeaux de mariage traditionnel donnés au Canada. - Function
-
Used to secure food in place while ensuring the safety of the user as it keeps hands far away from the sharp knife that is being manipulated in order to prepare food. Utiliser pour tenir la manger en place pendant que l'utilisateur reste sécurisé et ses mains restent loin du coteau qui est manipuler pour la préparation alimentaire. - Technical
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Jack Globus was the mind behind all objects created at Glo-Hill. The moulds and the machinery were created by various employees at the firm. The handles and accessories made of Bakelite were made directly in a factory that counted a total of 160 employees. Jack Globus était le concepteur des objets. Les moules et la machinerie de moulage étaient produits par les employés de la firme. Les manches et accessoires en Bakelite étaient faits à l’usine. La firme compta jusqu’à 160 employés. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- None apparent/L'objet n'a pas de marque.
- Missing
- None apparent/L'objet a toutes ces pièces.
- Finish
- A two pronged metal fork made of stainless steel with a gold-plated ribbon around a brown synthetic handle. Une fourchette a deux fourches faits en acier avec un ruban plaqué en or autour d'une manche synthétique brune.
- Decoration
- N/A
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Unknown Manufacturer, Knife, carving, between 1945–1979, Artifact no. 2018.0190, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2018.0190.004/
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