This is from a selection of vintage 1950s Norwegian 12-12 stainless steel cutlery that I currently have in stock.
This Norstaal Inka cutlery is of good quality cutlery. It was designed in 1956 by Erik Herlow, who was the chief designer at the Royal Copenhagen ceramic works. It remains a much sought after and iconic piece of mid-century Scandinavian design. The flatware is made from 12-12 stainless steel (the highest quality) and 12% nickel and 12% chromium and has a brushed satin finish.
My sets are particularily sought after as they are unusued and come with their attractive, original 1950s card retail box. This set is more unusual of my ones in stock in that it is not in the yellow box - box comes in a card board with blue and white pin stripes and a hinged lid. The rest in a dark beige coloured foam - this is beginning to disintegrate with its age - but I have left it as it orginal to the packaging.
This is a box which contains a total of 26 pieces. We have as follows: 6 Teaspoons (6 1/4 inches), 6 Salad Forks (6 1/2 inches), 6 Butter Spreaders (6 1/2 inches), 6 Dinner Forks (7 1/2 inches), 6 Dinner Knives (8 inches), 6 Soup Spoons (7 inches). All top quality and unused. These sets are much sought after. I have taken lots of images for your inspection.
HISTORY: The production of Norstaal cutlery started in 1947, in Bergen, Norway. At that time the Company was known as Norsk Stalpress. The trade name was changed to Norstaal in 1990. Their designs are in the collection of internation museums of applied arts and design. The clean, contempory lines were admired and were often closely copied by other manufacturers. Norstaal was sold to Stelton in 2007 and modern versions of the various cutlery designs are still produced under the name Stelton Norstaal, although the composition of the steel is now very different. My sets are the original ones produced in Bergen in the 50s.
The cutlery will be posted to you with Royal Mail Tracked Post (Medium Parcel). This will be applied to your order at the checkout.