These platters were used for serving food to the family.Two oval vintage and one rectangular white ceramic serving platters with three red stripes around the rim.serving dishes, platters, large platters

Silverplated serving tray, presented to Mr R W Pettitt by the Rotary Club of Geelong, 1971.Silverplated serving tray, presented to Mr R W Pettitt by the Rotary Club of Geelong, 1971.PRESENTED TO/ROBERT W PETTITT/ FOR/ OUTSTANDING VOCATIONAL SERVICE/1971/ ROTARY CLUB OF GEELONGrotary club, pettitt, mr r. w.

These trays would have been used for serving large amounts of food - roast dinners and vegetables.From the 1860's - 1930's various companies called their enamelware products by their own unique names, e.g. graniteware and agateware. The enamel coating put an end to metallic tasting food and prevented rust from contaminating food. It did scratch and chip easily.A large oval white enamel serving tray with navy blue edging on the rim.trays, serving platters, enamel, dinnerware

Australian Army, Navy x 2 and R.A.A.F.Serving the Nation

A colour slide of a cake stall at a fete at Legacy House in Swanston St in 1959. There two ladies serving behind a table of food. Was with many other slides taken in the 1950s and 1960s. The slides have been photographed to make digital images and moved to archive quality sleeves. In many cases the original images were not well focussed and the digital image is the best available.A record of fetes being held at Legacy House.Colour slide of people serving food at a fete in Legacy House, in a brown Super Anscochrome cardboard mount.Printed in red ink 'ANSCOCHROME / View from this side / Made in Australia". Handwritten in blue pen "Cake Stall ILC Fete 1959". Imprinted by indentation "JUL 59". Imprinted with black ink '12'.ilc, fete

Presented to the CO and Ranks of 1RVR at the Grant of the Freedom of the City of Essendon 10 May 19705/6RVR is descended from 1RVRSilver serving tray with grape vine decorative borders and handles. The serving surface is engraved."Presented by His Worship the Mayor CR.N.M. CLARKE To The Commanding Officer and All Ranks of the First Battalion the Royal Victoria Regiment on the occasion of The Grant of the Freedom of the City of Essendon to the Regiment on the 10th May 1970"1rvr, essendon, wark vc club

Serving of meals at Sandhurst Boys Centre, showing cook & residents serving food to boys in an industrial kitchen setting.bendigo, institutions, sandhurst boys centre, cateringservices;

Letter is signed by Dwight D Eisenhower from the Allied Force Headquarters, Office of the Commander-in-Chief, and addressed to all those serving in the Allied Forced during WWII.Letter with subject "Farewell Message". A4 size paper with black print. Printing press, not typewriter.Header: "ALLIED FORCE HEADQUARTERS / Office of the Commander-in-Chief" Subject: "Farewell Message" To: "All men and women serving in or with Allied Forces in the Mediterranean Theater" Handwritten signature, "Dwight D Eisenhower"dwight eisenhower, allied forces, 1944, wwii, mediterranean theater

Metal serving spoon. Tablespoon sizeWebb D↑D "a crown" LPHf Sserving spoons, food preparation

Bookplate featuring a servant serving wine"Ex Libris ROBERT C LITTLEWOOD"robert c littlewood, bookplate, servant

Naturally, we tend to take commonplace objects for granted, because they have always been there. Yet how many of you actually have thought “hey, where do forks come from?” Well, it takes one trip to China and a 3-year-old laughing at your face because of your desperate attempt to eat with chopsticks to finally appreciate something so ordinary such as a fork. So, where do forks come from? The early history of the fork is obscure. As a kitchen and dining utensil, it is believed to have originated in the Roman Empire, as proved by archaeological evidence. The personal table fork most likely originated in the Eastern Roman (or Byzantine) Empire. Its use spread to what is now the Middle East during the first millennium AD and then spread into Southern Europe during the second millennium. It did not become common in northern Europe until the 18th century and was not common in North America until the 19th century. Carving fork from 1640. Source: Wikipedia/Public Domain Carving Fork from 1640. Source: Wikipedia/Public Domain Some of the earliest known uses of forks with food occurred in Ancient Egypt, where large forks were used as cooking utensils. Bone forks had been found on the burial site of the Bronze Age Qijia culture (2400–1900 BC) as well as later Chinese dynasties’ tombs.The Ancient Greeks used the fork as a serving utensil. Read also: Steven Spielberg to Remake the Classic Musical ‘West Side Story’ In the Roman Empire, bronze and silver forks were used. The use varied according to local customs, social class and the nature of food, but forks of the earlier periods were mostly used as cooking and serving utensils. The personal table fork was most likely invented in the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, where they were in everyday use by the 4th century (its origin may even go back to Ancient Greece, before the Roman period). Records show that by the 9th century a similar utensil known as a barjyn was in limited use in Persia within some elite circles. By the 10th century, the table fork was in common use throughout the Middle East. Bronze forks made in Persia during the 8th or 9th century.Source: Wikipedia/Public Domain Bronze forks made in Persia during the 8th or 9th century.Source: Wikipedia/Public Domain The first recorded introduction of the fork to Western Europe, as recorded by the theologian and Cardinal Peter Damian, was by Theophano Sklereina the Byzantine wife of Holy Roman Emperor Otto II, who nonchalantly wielded one at an Imperial banquet in 972, astonishing her Western hosts.By the 11th century, the table fork had become increasingly prevalent in the Italian peninsula. It gained a following in Italy before any other Western European region because of historical ties with Byzantium and continued to get popularity due to the increasing presence of pasta in the Italian diet. At first, pasta was consumed using a long wooden spike, but this eventually evolved into three spikes, design better suited to gathering the noodles. In Italy, it became commonplace by the 14th century and was almost universally used by the merchant and upper classes by 1600. It was proper for a guest to arrive with his fork and spoon enclosed in a box called a cadena; this usage was introduced to the French court with Catherine de’ Medici’s entourage. In Portugal, forks were first used at the time of Infanta Beatrice, Duchess of Viseu, King Manuel I of Portugal’s mother around 1450. However, forks were not commonly used in Western Europe until the 16th century when they became part of Italian etiquette. The utensil had also gained some currency in Spain by this time, and its use gradually spread to France. Nevertheless, most of Europe did not adopt the use of the fork until the 18th century. Read also: The 8 Most Famous ‘Functioning Alcoholics’ in History Long after the personal table fork had become commonplace in France, at the supper celebrating the marriage of the Duc de Chartres to Louis XIV’s natural daughter in 1692, the seating was described in the court memoirs of Saint-Simon: “King James having his Queen on his right hand and the King on his left, and each with their cadenas.” In Perrault’s contemporaneous fairy tale of La Belle au bois dormant (1697), each of the fairies invited for the christening is presented with a splendid “fork holder”. The fork’s adoption in northern Europe was slower. Its use was first described in English by Thomas Coryat in a volume of writings on his Italian travels (1611), but for many years it was viewed as an unmanly Italian affectation. Some writers of the Roman Catholic Church expressly disapproved of its use, St. Peter Damian seeing it as “excessive delicacy.” It was not until the 18th century that the fork became commonly used in Great Britain, although some sources say that forks were common in France, England, and Sweden already by the early 17th century. Spaghetti fork By Lady alys - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=6414948 Spaghetti Fork By Lady alys – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, The fork did not become popular in North America until near the time of the American Revolution. The curved fork used in most parts of the world today was developed in Germany in the mid 18th century while the standard four-tine design became current in the early 19th century. The fork was important in Germany because they believed that eating with the fingers was rude and disrespectful. The fork led to family dinners and sit-down meals, which are important features of German culture. https://www.thevintagenews.com/2016/08/31/priority-fork-came-italy-european-country-pasta/?chrome=1Serving fork, two prongs, with a shaped wooden handle. Badly rusted.None.flagstaff hill, warrnambool, shipwrecked-coast, flagstaff-hill, flagstaff-hill-maritime-museum, maritime-museum, shipwreck-coast, flagstaff-hill-maritime-village, food, meat, carving

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. Wilms, 5th January 1910. (Dorothy Adamson's parents).White oval shaped serving platter with blue rose design. Fluted edge with gold trim. (Part of set of five serving platters).platters, serving dishes, dinnerware

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. Wilms, 5th January 1910. (Dorothy Adamson's parents).White oval shaped serving platter with blue rose design. Fluted edge with gold trim. (Part of a set of five serving platters).platters, serving dishes, dinnerware

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. Wilms, 5th January 1910. (Dorothy Adamson's parents).White oval shaped serving platter with blue rose design. Fluted edge with gold trim. (Part of set of five serving platters).platters, serving dishes, dinnerware

Wedding gift to Mr. & Mrs. Wilms, 5th January 1910. (Dorothy Adamson's parents).White oval shaped serving platter with blue rose design. Fluted edge with gold trim. (Part of a set of five serving platters).platters, serving dishes, dinnerware

Election pamphlet used in local government election to re-elect Violet Lambert 29 August 1959 as serving councillor. Retained by her family until donated to Southern Sherbrooke Historical Society.Three fold election pamphlet with photograph of Violet Lambert. Blue print on cream paper. Used in local government election to re-elect Violet Lambert 29 August 1959 as serving councillor. Retained by her family until donated.electioneering, 1959

Women of Australia marking serving family membersbadge/buttons, ww2