Monday, December 11, 2023

A Day Off

 



Unlike Satan I take a day off, usually on Monday, In the old days I would've gone riding but that's off the cards for now, so what to do? Catch up with old friends via the miracle of modern technology, watch the crypto charts and...


IMX is tearing it up, vicious little beast

Research silver. Sterling flatware in fact, and here's the thing and word to the wise: A Georgian silver fork, for example, at around 4 oz is typically way more valuable than 4 1 oz coins at spot, and it's not "flagged" by our beloved rulers because "antique." Looks good, too, under candlelight on the mahogany. Just saying.


Just some fork

Speaking of which, if you had a load of 1830s coin silver out of New Orleans, all forks and spoons of various sizes, what would you do for knives? You see, the knives have died, they've gone the way of all flesh, so what's knife needed to reactivate this set of glistening Americana?


Spooning

In the old days it seems the knives were bone or ivory handled, but dishwashers and careless POC "help" probably killed them, and now they're no more. So replace them with what, more bone knife or sterling? I'm inclined towards sterling because durable, but maybe both options are good?

Your Call,

LSP


PS. As you can see, a "day off" involves jousting with, ahem, Gospel imperatives.

5 comments:

  1. Sage advice LSP. In a barter economy you need something barter with.

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  2. You see, Anon, you can always melt down the silver for bullets.

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  3. Commerce advice aside, having just gone through MrsPaulM's mom's place, finally getting to the multiple sets of silverware, and having received some of the "good" silverware (from Denmark) she spent some time determining provenance and patterns. Some worth a good chunk of change but more in sentimental value (ie. not for sale).

    So in that vein, is this yours?

    https://www.silverqueen.com/Product-list/STERLING/BENJAMIN%20FRANKLIN


    BENJAMIN FRANKLIN Sterling Silverware by Towle - This is definitely antique.

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  4. Good call, Paul!

    I checked the hallmarks and the forks were made in London in 1816 by Thomas Barker, it's a classical pattern - Fiddle Thread and Shell.

    Nice, eh?

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