The History of Eating Utensils

<em>Via <a href="http://j-walk.com/blog/archives/031124.htm#26-07" title="Forks, Spoons, And More">J-Walk Blog</a>&hellip;</em>



<a href="http://www.calacademy.org/research/anthropology/utensil/" title="The History of Eating Utensils">The History of Eating Utensils</a>: &ldquo;The Anthropology Department at the California Academy of Sciences houses the Rietz Food Technology Collection. Containing approximately 1,300 items, this collection was assembled by Carl Austin Rietz, an inventor and businessman in the food industry. His interest in the industry led him on travels around the world to collect objects used in the production, processing, storage, presentation, preparation, and serving of food.&rdquo;