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On this day in 1909, Cary H. Ruble was granted U.S. Patent No. 914,310 for a COMBINED TABLE KNIFE AND FORK.
This invention relates to a combined table fork and knife, and more particularly to a table fork provided with a rotary knife for cutting purposes.
The invention has for one of its objects to improve and simplify the construction of devices of this character so as to be comparatively simple and inexpensive to manufacture, easily and conveniently used, and so designed as not to be cumbersome or in attractive in appearance.
Another object of the invention is the provision of a fork having a slotted shank in which is mounted a cutting wheel whereby certain foods can be conveniently cut into pieces without needing the usual table knife so that one utensil serves the purpose of two.
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