Vintage Silverdale Pastry Forks Set of 6 Stainless Steel Boxed Rose Cutlery
£25.00
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Vintage Silverdale Pastry Forks Set of 6 Stainless Steel Boxed Rose Cutlery
£25.00
Item Overview
- Type: Vintage Boxed Afternoon Tea Pastry Forks / Retro Cake Dessert Cutlery Set
- Pattern: Silverdale Rose
- Brand: Silverdale Cutlery Marque
- Manufacturer: British Stainless Flatware Foundry
- MPN: Pattern Silverdale Rose
- Place of Origin: Great Britain, United Kingdom
- Style: Mid-Century Retro / Traditional British Afternoon Tea / Country House Tableware
- Colour: Polished Mirror Silver-Tone, Vibrant Crimson Red Presentation Case, and Midnight Black Display Tray Base
- Design Era: High 1970s Vintage Period (c. 1972–1975)
- Material: Premium Hardened Stainless Steel
- Set Includes: Six (6) Individual Matching Stainless Steel Pastry/Cake Forks in an Original Fitted Cardboard Presentation Box
- Features: Embossed Climbing Rose Handle Patterns, Traditional Notched Cutting Tines, Rear Casing Factory Stamped Hallmarks, and Authentic Retailer Heritage Labels
- Condition: Excellent Vintage Condition in Original Box (The flatware pieces are incredibly bright and clean with a beautiful mirror luster; the red presentation box is structurally complete and retains its historic high-street dealer pricing tags)
- Size and Capacity: Each individual fork measures approximately 5.25 inches in length (approx. 13.3 cm); the presentation box measures a compact 6.25 inches square by 0.75 inches deep (approx. 16 cm x 16 cm x 2 cm).
Dating & Historical Context
- Dating: This elegant cutlery set dates to the first half of the 1970s (c. 1972–1975). The production diagnostics—including the prominent "Stainless Steel" block lettering on the rear tangs, the stylized floral embossing, and the design format of the retail sticker showing the decimalised price pattern of £2.35p—are diagnostic details perfectly aligning with the post-decimalisation consumer boom in the United Kingdom.
- Historical Note: The mid-20th century was the absolute zenith of formal British afternoon tea culture, requiring specialised utensils for specific cake and dessert courses. Pastry forks from this era are easily distinguished by their asymmetric design, featuring a noticeably wider and notched left-hand tine. This design allowed right-handed diners to leverage the edge of the fork like a pastry knife, cutting through dense tarts or crusts without needing a secondary implement. Adding immensely to the historical narrative of this specific set is the preservation of its original dealer label from H.L. Owen, China, Glass & Hardware of Short Bridge Street, Newtown, Powys. This acts as a wonderful record of independent Welsh high-street retail history, preserving their original five-digit telephone exchange line.
Description
A beautifully preserved and highly elegant addition to any vintage dining table or afternoon tea collection, this boxed set of six "Silverdale" pastry forks is brimming with 1970s nostalgia. Crafted from high-lustre, heavy-gauge stainless steel, each fork features a slender handle decorated with a beautifully detailed, relief-stamped cascade of climbing roses and leafy vines that tapers smoothly toward the tines. The forks sit securely within their original textured crimson cardboard presentation box, nestled inside a custom-moulded black insert tray designed to showcase the bright silver finish.
Expert Identification & Design Features:
- Silverdale Rose Pattern: A quintessentially British botanical motif featuring crisp, tiered rose blossoms running along the face of the handles, catching the light elegantly.
- Functional Notched Tines: Fitted with the traditional wide slicing edge on the outer tine, satisfying completionist cutlery collectors tracking down authentic mid-century tea sets.
- Independent Welsh Retail Provenance: The lid houses its authentic 1970s shop sticker from H.L. Owen in Newtown, Wales, offering a great connection to local social history.
- Durable Mirror Finish: Formed to endure regular household handling while maintaining a smooth, non-porous finish that resists clouding and corrosion.
Condition Report
This vintage flatware set is in exceptional condition, showcasing superb preservation with very few signs of domestic usage. All six stainless steel forks are structurally straight, rigid, and completely intact, entirely free from bent tines, deep pitting, or abrasive cleaning scratches, maintaining an exceptionally bright mirror-polished sheen. The original crimson presentation box is in great vintage shape, remaining solid and structurally stable with no torn corners or split side flaps; it displays only light storage age-toning and mild surface wear to the underside base panel. The historic high-street pricing labels remain firmly adhered to the upper lid without tearing or ink fading. Please consult the macro photo gallery to examine the handle embossing details and confirm the box dimensions.
Shipping & Logistics
- Domestic Shipping: FREE UK TRACKED DELIVERY.
- Packaging: This boxed cutlery set will be bubble-wrapped securely to protect the cardboard edges of the outer presentation lid, with internal padding added over the fork tines to prevent shifting or transit lid bruising, and shipped inside a rigid outer container.
- Dispatch: Order before 12.00pm and we ship same day.
Returns & Payment Policies
We want you to be delighted with your heritage find.
- Not as Described: In the unlikely event of an error in our listing, we will provide a full refund and cover the return postage costs.
- Change of Mind: We accept returns within 30 days; however, in these instances, the buyer is responsible for the return shipping costs.