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The spork is easily one of the most identifiable and popularly used hybrid utensil in modern times, being used in prisons, schools, restaurants, and many other institutions. [4] According to The Washington Post, approximately 35% of American adults own a spork. [5] The name "Spork" was first trademarked in 1970 by the Van Brode Milling Company. [4]
Bridgeville, California (population 25) was the first town to be sold on eBay in 2002, and has been up for sale three times since. [1] In January 2003, Thatch Cay, the last privately held and undeveloped U.S. Virgin Island, was listed for auction by Idealight International. The minimum bid was US$3 million and the sale closed January 16, 2003. [2]
A spork is a form of cutlery and combination utensil taking the form of a spoon-like scoop with two to four fork-like tines. [1] Spork-like utensils, such as the terrapin fork or ice cream fork, [ 2 ] have been manufactured since the late 19th century; [ 3 ] patents for spork-like designs date back to at least 1874.
Today the name survives as a brand of Lifetime Brands Inc., as Lifetime bought Kirk-Stieff and other silver brands from Lenox in July 2007. The sale price was 8.775 million USD. The silver is now made in Puerto Rico, but only as Sterling Flatware (unchased). Of the Stieff patterns, only the pattern Stieff Rose is still made, and that is by ...
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Erector Set (trademark styled as "ERECTOR") was a brand of metal toy construction sets which were originally patented by Alfred Carlton Gilbert and first sold by his company, the Mysto Manufacturing Company of New Haven, Connecticut, in 1913.
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