Another 19th century fork

I picked up this 1860's-1880's fork last night for one dollar. It is three tine, wood handled with a pewter inlay. My efforts to find any good solid research on forks of this type has not  been too successful. But I am always happy to pick up something that is a 'true' antique. I still have the other one I got last week and have it up for sale already, we'll see how this one does along with it. From what I can find the three tine forks are older than last weeks four tine. The poking part of the fork is made of a soft iron, probably rolled and stamped.  

Antique Fork

I picked up this 19th century fork for a dollar. It has a pewter inlay and a wooden handle. It probably dates from the 1860's to 1870's. The tines are made of steel and are well seasoned. It has a simple beauty to it that I find particularly appealing.