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T.P.'s Weekly
November 3, 1905
pg 564

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[Lord Nelson]His knife and fork

Miss Gill, into whose possession “Nelson House” came, writing in May, 1905, says:

My father was dining with him, and Nelson remarked the discomfort of putting his knife down each time. “Look at mine, knife and fork in one; will you please accept it? I’m going to town tomorrow, and will get another. They are made for me.” Father accepted, and used it ever after to his death. This, the original combined knife and fork, is in the possession of the family: as alike Nelson's signature; but the second Nelson knife and fork alluded to above is to be seen at Earl’s Court Exhibition.

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Official Catalogue of the
Royal United Service Museum
London, 1908
pg 144

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2068. — Combined Gold Knife and Fork, with steel edge. It was always used by Lord Nelson, after the loss of his right arm at Santa Cruz on 24th July, 1797. It was presented to him by Countess Spencer, wife of Earl Spencer. 1st Lord of the Admiralty. At the sale of Lord Bridport's effects in 1895 it was purchased by Mr. J. A. Mullens. — Given by J. A. Mullens, Esq.

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Lloyd's of London
The Nelson Collection

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Nelson’s combined knife and fork
An English high carat gold combined knife and fork of fiddle and thread pattern, with a steel knife edge set into the fourth tine of the fork, the back engraved with the initial N surmounted by a Baron’s coronet, bearing a maker’s mark only, possibly GA, used by Lord Nelson after the loss of his right arm at Santa Cruz on 24th July 1797. Nelson was created a Baron after the battle of the Nile. This knife and fork is likely to have been made c.1800. Given to Lord Nelson by Countess Spencer, wife of Earl Spencer, First Lord of the Admiralty. Purchased from a bequest by G J Egerton.

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