Simon Moore has been interested in antique eating cutlery since the late 1960s. A study of folding fruit knives began with a gift from a friend and led to a wider interest, encompassing first spoons and then knives and forks. He is currently researching the origins or the influences on twentieth-century and later spoon designs.

• Early history Commonwealth spoons The later seventeenth century The early eighteenth century Specialised types of spoon The mid eighteenth century to the mid nineteenth century The Arts and Crafts Movement to the present day Further Reading Places to Visit Index

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