New Teaspoon Advice Please

[AstonZagato]

Indeed, the Soviets imposed draconian spoon production targets on the Stakhanovite cutlery factories north of the Urals.

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AstonZagato said:

Indeed, the Soviets imposed draconian spoon production targets on the Stakhanovite cutlery factories north of the Urals.

Funny that you should mention the Stakhanovite factories as I've just been sent a mould from a collector in Perm whose father was a flange Commissar in the No:5 Glorious Revolutionary Peoples' Spoon Collective.

This is the piece.



Ten stirring points for the first person to name the model.

[marshalla]

Looks a bit like a "little Peter".

ETA the pre-'62 model, before they added the supplementary cavitation fins.

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marshalla said:

Looks a bit like a "little Peter".

Absolutely correct! It is indeed a "Little Peter" female mould. An extra point is anyone can explain why this style was named thus?

[Oakey]

Was it not a commemorative piece in tribute to Peter the Great?

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Oakey said:

Was it not a commemorative piece in tribute to Peter the Great?

Correct once more.

[55palfers]

I know it's a dessert spoon, but I may have a picture of the venerable NAAFI '42 implement wielded by Morgan back in 1945.

Therefore, I am loathe to present it without approval - I await permission....

Will there be a dessert spoon thread?

[marshalla]

55palfers said:

I know it's a dessert spoon, but I may have a picture of the venerable NAAFI '42 implement wielded by Morgan back in 1945.

Therefore, I am loathe to present it without approval - I await permission....

Will there be a dessert spoon thread?

I always understood that the NAAFI '42 was officially a desert spoon, with re-inforced webbing to cope with the stresses of high temperatures and camels' milk.

[Fishtigua]

I wouldn't venture there, bunch of weirdos.

One of them does yogurt Instagrams. What you can do with a Kiwi fruit also boggles the mind.

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marshalla said:

I always understood that the NAAFI '42 was officially a desert spoon, with re-inforced webbing to cope with the stresses of high temperatures and camels' shadows' milk.

Oops, wrong thread.

[55palfers]

Probably somewhat late in the day to be worrying over bowl volumes.

Given my preceding narrative, I defy any true spoonist to witness the tortured flange of my old chum Morgan's NAAFI '42 and not be moved.

However, I will retire to my bed and await the nocturnal deliberations of the cognoscenti before I would presume to post a photo.

[Blib]

I was hoping that our diplomatic silence over the matter would convey the general feeling on the subject of the implement that you describe.

However, this is a free country, thanks to the sacrifices made by the likes of Morgan. So, I say 'post and be damned'.

[55palfers]

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2690759/...

Something must be done!

[marshalla]

55palfers said:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-2690759/...

Something must be done!

Can't even get the basics right - spoonSful.

[RDMcG]

Blib said:

marshalla said:

Looks a bit like a "little Peter".

Absolutely correct! It is indeed a "Little Peter" female mould. An extra point is anyone can explain why this style was named thus?

Wow..I thought it was commemorate the capacities of Catherine the Great, and thus named.

[Morningside]

Talking about teaspoons. I thought these look cool.

[marshalla]

Morningside said:

Talking about teaspoons. I thought these look cool.

C.A.D. How apt.

Now, I may be wrong, but think I found a '33 Smithson "old dependable" at Warwick services today. Not that remarkable, except for the location. I've never seen one beyond a 50 mile radius of the foundry before.

[Oakey]

Morningside said:

Talking about teaspoons. I thought these look cool.

What the fk is this st? You can't drink out of a square cup, it'll spill everywhere

[Badvok]

Hotel booked and a pass from the wife.

Anyone driving up from East Anglia?

[RDMcG]

Badvok said:

Hotel booked and a pass from the wife.

Anyone driving up from East Anglia?

Is there a dress code for tastings, and is the reserved white-glove rarity pavilion still a hefty premium?