✅ SOLVED Maker's mark & what type of fork?

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Can't seem to find the maker of this weird looking fork.
Hope somebody can shed some light on this for me.
Note: Just screen grabs of the item in a auction lot, so I have no other info.
Thanks

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Possibly Francis Howard Ltd. Sheffield, England (1870-1974) who included within his hallmark an archery target and arrow through the bullseye.
Don in SoCal
 

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This style of fork reminds me of what one online source refers to as a 'toast serving fork'.
Some history: The Victorians considered touching rolls or "toast" in a breadbasket too risky for the transmission of germs or disease. Thus, they invented the toast serving fork for stabbing and lifting bread from the basket to a dinner plate.
Don in SoCal
 

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Thanks everyone for the ID.
 

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