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Toy Story 4 is out today at the Picture Show, and it’s all about the Spork, Who made that spork?

Grand Junction, CO, United States / 95.7 The Monkey
Christopher Britt
Jun 20, 2019 | 7:10 AM
Toy Story 4 is out today at the Picture Show, and it’s all about the Spork, Who made that spork?

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The last time you picked up a “spork” – a disposable one for your fast-food meal or the titanium one you took on your camping trip did you ponder “who came up with this?” it’s been around for centuries.

By the 1800s, terrapin forks (for eating turtles) and ice cream forks featured the typical spork shape, In 1951, Hyde W. Ballard of Westtown, Pennsylvania filed an application with the United States Patent Office (USPO now the United States Patent and Trademark Office) to register “Spork” as a trademark for a combination spoon and fork made of stainless steel.

I love the spork to eat the Taco Bell Enchirito, it is also used in prisons because they are difficult to form into a shiv who knew, airlines use them, backpackers, and it makes a great character in a movie.