Cinder fork
The cinder fork is a work tool of the metalworkers . The mainly two-pronged fork is made of metal and is used to lift the slag after the melting process in metallurgy . To do this, the slag is loosened with the slag hook. Alternative names are oven fork, discarding fork, firke, fork, crutch, shovel and scraper . The fork is called a fresh fork if it is primarily used for fresh food.
heraldry
The slag fork is also considered a house brand and is one of the early coats of arms of the Schwarzburger. It is shown together with the comb. The crest is interpreted as a knightly helmet ornament . The Rennsteig is marked with the symbol slag fork as a boundary marker since it was first mentioned 1330th Here it is understood as a gold panning device, as the craft was widespread in the Schwarzatal . The coat of arms of the district of Saalfeld-Rudolstadt is reminiscent of the old coats of arms of the former principalities of Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt and Schwarzburg-Sondershausen . In the quartered shield field 1 and 4 there is a red spreading fork (slag fork) over a red comb. Also in the coat of arms of Masserberg two forks are crossed in the upper right field.
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literature
- Carl Johann Bernhard Karsten : Handbook of the iron and steel industry. 2 volumes. Curtsche Verlag Buchhandlung, Halle 1816.