H84.325.4

c. 1960's ?
17.5 in HIGH x 5.5 in WIDE x 1.5 in DEEP
(44.45 cm HIGH x 13.97 cm WIDE x 3.81 cm DEEP)
Museum Purchase
H84.325.4

"The Edge" - Oakland Museum of California, June 2 - October 14, 2007.

Barbeque tool set. Description: all three pieces have dark wood handles with horizontal grooves, single handle items have artificial leather strips at the top; a: long handled tonges; b: long fork; c: turner. Dimensions: a: 17 1/4" x 5 1/2" x 1 1/2"; b: 17 1/2" x 1 1/2" x 3/4"; c: 17 1/4" x 3 1/4" x 3/4" Condition: good Remarks: Acquired to be used in the "In-door, Out-door Living" scene on the Personal Dream Platform, in the Cowell Hall of California History, 20th century gallery project. From the History Information Station: Object: Barbecuing utensils. Steel with wooden handles. History: These large, long utensils with solid wooden handles are designed especially for outdoor cooking, a man's job. Along with the chef's hat to make the host into a professional chef, and the snappy cookbooks to make sure nothing goes wrong, they reflect the importance of barbecuing and outdoor dining in suburban social life of the 1950s and 1960s. Museum Purchase

Used: barbeque

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