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Kentucky Dave
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Kentucky Dave asked in Food & DrinkOther - Food & Drink · 1 decade ago

Who invented the spork, and when?

http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/...

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  • Dolores & the prune
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
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    It was a spig farmer, wasn't it?

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    George Laramy of Enfield, New Hampshire patented a table utensil in 1907. Laramy invented a combination fork and spoon.

    Sure looks very spork like to me.

    Source(s): http://inventors.about.com/od/sstartinventors/ss/s...
  • SavvySue
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It must have been the brain-child of the fast food industry, I'm guessing.

  • lori
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Without actually looking it up I don't know. I want to see a fork knife combo...perhaps call it a knork.

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  • rockchick
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I don't know but I do know that they had them in the 1970's in my school.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spork

    Apparantly they have been around since the late 1800's

  • Angus Beefhart
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    Whoever it was is very well off nowadays.

  • Tigger
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    It was an accident

  • Nurse Susie ♥ hugs
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    You did...at least that's what you told me.

    Were you funnin' me?

  • Lidybeff
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    I have no idea ! Hiya Dave ! :o)

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