# ID this Ikea cutlery, and help me find it! **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [February 10, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376 "2005-02-10T09:47:55Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 9:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/1 "2005-02-10T09:47:55Z")
Do Ikea have any sort of historical info available anywhere? Couldn’t find it, only lists of current products. I’m deperately trying to find a particular Ikea cutlery set for my partner’s birthday (trust me, she’ll love it!). We don’t know the Ikea-name, so let me describe it: it comes on a stand with four arms, one each for 6 or 8 knives, forks, spoons, and teaspoons. The cutlery itself is plain stainless, with handles which are effectively wire loops. A Google search finds my own post on the eBay “Want it now” site as the first [hit](http://wantitnow.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?WantItNowView&adid=4354935722) 🙂 Any help gratefully received! Thanks folks. ---
**Author:** ![picunurse](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/7bcc69/32.png) [@picunurse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/picunurse)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2005, 2:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/2 "2005-02-10T14:29:47Z")
If I’m understanding your discription, I believe I saw that or something very similar in Crate and Barrel a few weeks ago. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2005, 6:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/3 "2005-02-11T06:30:44Z")
I believe you are talking about [this](http://www.crateandbarrel.com/itemgroups/4386_0.asp?firstpage=66&PassBack=&catalog=1&catalog_name=janbb2005&fromLocation=OnlineCatalog%20:%20janbb2005&pgnm=janbb2005%20:%2066%20:%204386&o=1)? Not dissimilar, but on the ones I want the entire handle of each piece is a loop, and quite flat. Also, they are not shiny and chromey like those, but more of a satin finish. The stand is a single central round pillar with four arms coming out at right-angles to each other. I do specifically want the Ikea ones, to top up an existing set which has a few missing pieces. But thanks very much for responding! ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/4 "2005-02-14T02:09:41Z")
I’ve been pointed to [this site](http://www.fena.se/marilyn/) as being someone who collects Ikea catalogs, but as I don’t read Swedish that’s going to be a problem; nor does Babelfish or any other site I can find handle Swedish. Hmmm, this is even harder than I thought! I don’t suppose anyone here has any contacts inside Ikea? ---
**Author:** ![inkleberry](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/f17d59/32.png) [@inkleberry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/inkleberry)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 2:38am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/5 "2005-02-14T02:38:16Z")
> [@Askance](#): > > Hmmm, this is even harder than I thought! I don’t suppose anyone here has any contacts inside Ikea? Have you checked [the Ikea site](http://www.ikea.com/)? You can also order a catalog from there too, if you don’t see it on the site itself. Hope this helps. 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/6 "2005-02-14T03:26:28Z")
I did look through the Australian, US, and Swedish Ikea sites before posting. AFAICS they do not have any info except about current products. This cultery set is from maybe 8-10 years ago. Interestingly the Crate and Barrel site mentioned above does show items that are no longer stocked, but I couldn’t find any equivalent site for Ikea. This is why I was asking about historical info; I figured there would have to be amateur Ikea archivists out there and that there must be a Doper who knows about one! Thanks for responding! ---
**Author:** ![Pigs\_in\_Space](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/9d8465/32.png) [@Pigs\_in\_Space](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pigs_in_Space)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2005, 5:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/7 "2005-02-14T05:41:34Z")
Have you tried this [site](http://www.replacements.com/silver/IKE.htm)? They specialize in patterns that have been discontinued. ---
**Author:** ![Askance](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/askance/32/8281_2.png) [@Askance](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Askance)\ **Post date:** [February 15, 2005, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/id-this-ikea-cutlery-and-help-me-find-it/289376/8 "2005-02-15T01:07:12Z")
That’s \*exactly \*the kind of site I was looking for! I knew The Dope would come through for me, thanks a lot! They have a pattern there that does seem to be the one I want, although the photo isn’t very good and in any case they don’t actually have it in stock. But at least I registered myself there so if it comes in I’ll know. I’m also getting photos of the pattern which I’ll post here in a day or two.