Carleton xDX Collection
Plastic Utensils
Sanfacon Plastic Utensils
Identifier
2019.CU.DX.00029
Former Accession Number
5041
Date
1997 (design)
Date Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Material/Technique
injection moulded white and black coloured polypropylene
Measurement
14cm (length)
Spork
,
2.8cm (width)
Spork
,
14.5cm (length)
Soupspoon
,
3.1cm (width)
Soupspoon
,
13.5cm (length)
Teaspoon
,
2.7cm (width)
Teaspoon
,
15cm (length)
Fork
,
2.2cm (width)
Fork
,
15.5cm (length)
Knife
,
1.7cm (width)
Knife
Physical Description
White and black plastic utensils, including a white forked spoon (spork), a soup spoon, a tea spoon, and knife, and a black fork and knife.
Number of Components
6
Component Part Name
Spork (white), Soupspoon (white), Teaspoon (white), Fork (black), Knife (white), Knife (black)
AAT Culture
Canadian
Style or Period
Post-1945
Work Type AAT
utensils, sporks, forks (flatware), eating knives, soup spoons, spoons
Description
"The design uses less plastic than the standard issue disposable utensils but because of the moulded v-shaped section between the stem and the head is just as strong. The fork tines were made especially sharp in order to cut down on the amount of pressure needed to pick up food. A five piece set includes a fork, knife, teaspoon, soup spoon, and a hybrid, the “spork”. Winner in 1997 ID Design Annual."
Description Source
DX Carleton Transfer List Filemaker PDF
Provenance
By transfer from Design Exchange, originally gift of GID, Saint Foy