185 – Fork
- Physical description:
- Two-pronged fork with twisted brass handle.
- Museum classification:
- Working Tools
- Size:
- 250 mm long
- Information:
CWOLC 7269 describes this object:
"The Devil's Finger and Thumb is the name witches give to any two pronged fork used to pierce and lift out things cooked in boiling hot fat. The reason, well Hell is always depicted as a furnace of fire, so the Devil who dwells therein is the one person best fitted to pick out red hot things for you without and danger or harm. A nice West Country belief and usage."
- Resource:
- Object
- Materials:
- Steel, brass
- Copyright ownership:
- Copyright to The Museum of Witchcraft Ltd.
CWOLC 7269 describes this object:
"The Devil's Finger and Thumb is the name witches give to any two pronged fork used to pierce and lift out things cooked in boiling hot fat. The reason, well Hell is always depicted as a furnace of fire, so the Devil who dwells therein is the one person best fitted to pick out red hot things for you without and danger or harm. A nice West Country belief and usage."