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Large steel serving spoon melted during the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. A massive fire destroyed four square miles of downtown Chicago on October 8-10, 1871, killing hundreds of people. The intense heat was known to melt low-grade metals. This spoon displays signs of fire exposure, including surface discoloration and stone fragments imbedded in the melted metal.
Creator: Rogers Brothers
Date: between 1850 and 1871
Item Number: 225214
Call Number: 1985.275.2
KSHS Identifier: 1985.275.2
Collections - Museum
Community Life - Disasters and accidents - Fires
Date - 1870s - 1871
Objects and Artifacts - Tools & Equipment for Materials - Food Service - Spoon
Places - Other States - Illinois - Chicago
Type of Material - Objects and Artifacts
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