Historical information

WW2 Government and Defence Issued cutlery.

Significance

WW2 1940-1945 circa.

Physical description

5 pieces of cutlery consisting of :

1 x bread and butter knife steel, silver plate, Australian coat of arms on handle, no makers brand.
1 x dinner knife steel, silver plate, Rising Sun inscription on handle, made by Grosvenor.
1 x dinner fork steel, silver plate, Rising Sun inscription on handle, made by Grosvenor.
1 x table spoon steel, silver plate, Australian Coat of Arms on handle, made by Hacker.
1 x teaspoon steel, silver plate, Australian Coat of Arms on handle, made by Stanley Rogers and son.

Inscriptions & markings

Bread and butter knife has Australian Coat of Arms on handle.
Dinner Knife has the Rising Sun emblem on the handle and made by Grosvenor engraved on the back of the blade.
Dinner fork has the Rising Sun Emblem on the handle and made by Grosvenor engraved on the back of the blade.
Table spoon has the Australian Coat of Arms on the handle, and made by Hacker engraved on the back of the handle stem.
teaspoon has the Australian Coat of Arms on the handle and made by Stanley Rogers engraved on the back of the handle stem.