New Teaspoon Advice Please

[omgus]

tmk2 said:

Think I will go with semi skimmed as per Federation Internasional de Stirring regs but for nostalgia and because it would be correct I will do a run with cream to fulfil British Racing Spooners Club rules. Despite being slower it is more of a challenge.

A dual attempt, in that case it becomes all the more challenging. I look forward to see how a spoon can be fast with both Cream and Milk.

[anonymous-user]

Troubleatmill said:

I just came across this. While I understand it is a couple of months old - it is simply unacceptable the Government is making attempts to make teaspoon collecting illegal.

Not the greatest start to a collection.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-lancashire-26...

That's not a teaspoon. That's a spoon. Tesco wouldn't know a teaspoon if it performed a reverse-Chlynska swirl in a cup of blue stripe instant.

[Blib]

To the Enfield Pageant of Motoring this morning. While mooching around the stalls, I stumbled across this tray.



Spoonist points to the first poster to identify the gem amongst the dross.

[Fishtigua]

Did I glimpse an early Klaus Kvist 1904 uerst schnell handle sticking out, bottom right of pic? Bit of a blunt instrument, though very sought after in East Europe.

[fathomfive]

I realise this may be opening a Pandoras Box of wrath, but I must enquire of the threadists attitude to the act of stancing the spoon.

[AJS-]

fathomfive said:

I realise this may be opening a Pandoras Box of wrath, but I must enquire of the threadists attitude to the act of stancing the spoon.

A good stance can make a difference in cafe terms but a quality spoon in the right cup shouldn't need it.

[fathomfive]

AJS- said:

A good stance can make a difference in cafe terms but a quality spoon in the right cup shouldn't need it.

As a "drawer queen" though, brought out only for shows, I'm thinking a few microns drop would enhance the look and give it a little attitude.

To quote Snoop Dogg, from a little noted b-side (hustlas be stirrin') "da be-atch be trippin dat shuga low fo sho"

[NDA]

Blib said:

To the Enfield Pageant of Motoring this morning. While mooching around the stalls, I stumbled across this tray.



Spoonist points to the first poster to identify the gem amongst the dross.

Not sure, but looks like a James 1st silver seal-top from 1612 by William Frend... The finial whilst unremarkable, was the pre-curser to the more common moustache flange which appeared much later in the 18th Century. As was the custom with these early spoons, the stem and cooling apparatus was gilded by William Figgis in Norwich - I suspect this will have faded over time. I would expect to see the makers mark pricked quite crisply on return stem.

[Hugo a Gogo]

wow, this leapt right out at me!
The old 'Innsbruck Intruder' itself?

[AJS-]

fathomfive said:

AJS- said:

A good stance can make a difference in cafe terms but a quality spoon in the right cup shouldn't need it.

As a "drawer queen" though, brought out only for shows, I'm thinking a few microns drop would enhance the look and give it a little attitude.

To quote Snoop Dogg, from a little noted b-side (hustlas be stirrin') "da be-atch be trippin dat shuga low fo sho"

I was talking purely in terms of performance. Aesthetics is a matter of personal taste, or lack thereof for Snoop Dog... I'm a bit of a spoon snob like this I'm afraid. Spooniers spend years developing and refining their creations for a very specific stir. It must be heart breaking to see them mangled by Snoop Dog to look like some bloody awful thing out of a gangsta rap video.

Take an Ikea Storgald and do what you like with it, but please leave the good stuff as it was meant to be.

[Blib]

Well done NDA! I didn't think that you, with your extremely limited knowledge of Frend's work would spot that. I actually bought the 1612. I'd gone to tje show to purchase a 1959 Cadillac Coupe de Ville. But, the teaspoon guy knew his stuff and the Caddy can wait

I paid 9,449 for it. Yes, I know the significance of 9449 when it comea to Frend. When I asked why he'd hidden it amongst so much dross, he replied that he wanted the spoon to go to a true spoonist, rather than a Far Eastern collector and that only a true spoonist would have espied it in that tray.

Hugo, I thought that the one you highlighted was an Innsbruck Intruder too. However, on close examination, it was revealed to be a cheap copy from Sryke in Sebastapol.

Today I'm headed to the Herts. County Show. I've got a tip that there's a 1784 Gluckensfart just waiting to be snaffled up there.

Photos later!

Edited by Blib on Sunday 25th May 10:33

[Willy Nilly]

After much deliberation I'm looking for a replacement spoon. It will probably be a starter spoon and used mainly for Tesco own brand tea and full fat milk, but NO sugar. Ideally it needs the capacity for occasional trips in the cool box to stir flask coffee (filter de-caff) at work, so some travel spoon capabilities. The problem is do I go new and gain the warranty (I have heard of some spoon manufacturers baulking at undertaking flange tip warranty work) but suffer high depreciation? Is nearly new the way forward? This gives a little more for the money but with a slight risk of failure and you never are really able to specify the spoon the way you want it.

People go on about bangerspoononomics or bargain barge spoons, but just can't stomach the running costs of an old luxury spoon or constantly looking for a replacement banger spoon on Spoontrader.co.uk

My old Vortex Stirmaster X1 served me well for many years, but maintaining it now is becoming an issue, so it's time for a replacement. I doubt it's worth much with such a high SC (Stir Count) and will just go to auction

TIA

[Ayahuasca]

Willy Nilly said:

After much deliberation I'm looking for a replacement spoon. It will probably be a starter spoon and used mainly for Tesco own brand tea and full fat milk, but NO sugar. Ideally it needs the capacity for occasional trips in the cool box to stir flask coffee (filter de-caff) at work, so some travel spoon capabilities. The problem is do I go new and gain the warranty (I have heard of some spoon manufacturers baulking at undertaking flange tip warranty work) but suffer high depreciation? Is nearly new the way forward? This gives a little more for the money but with a slight risk of failure and you never are really able to specify the spoon the way you want it.

People go on about bangerspoononomics or bargain barge spoons, but just can't stomach the running costs of an old luxury spoon or constantly looking for a replacement banger spoon on Spoontrader.co.uk

My old Vortex Stirmaster X1 served me well for many years, but maintaining it now is becoming an issue, so it's time for a replacement. I doubt it's worth much with such a high SC (Stir Count) and will just go to auction

TIA

For a daily stirrer it doesn't really matter (unless you are a spoon snob) but careful about mixing coffee and tea if you want to preserve resale value.

[Hugo a Gogo]

I never understand the people who just use any old silverware for a 'daily stirrer' and save their fancy drawer queens for high days and holidays

regular stirring never killed a spoon

I work hard and play hard, and I think I've earned the enjoyment of using my Krupp on a daily basis, it certainly still brings a smile to my face every tea break, and I've learned to ignore the jealousy of the 'haters' - and if anyone notices it or admires it, i'll often let them have a quick spin

[Sid's Dad]

Hugo a Gogo said:

I never understand the people who just use any old silverware for a 'daily stirrer' and save their fancy drawer queens for high days and holidays

regular stirring never killed a spoon

I work hard and play hard, and I think I've earned the enjoyment of using my Krupp on a daily basis, it certainly still brings a smile to my face every tea break, and I've learned to ignore the jealousy of the 'haters' - and if anyone notices it or admires it, i'll often let them have a quick spin

Worst "I've got a Krupp" post in ages....

[Fishtigua]

Sid's Dad said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

I never understand the people who just use any old silverware for a 'daily stirrer' and save their fancy drawer queens for high days and holidays

regular stirring never killed a spoon

I work hard and play hard, and I think I've earned the enjoyment of using my Krupp on a daily basis, it certainly still brings a smile to my face every tea break, and I've learned to ignore the jealousy of the 'haters' - and if anyone notices it or admires it, i'll often let them have a quick spin

Worst "I've got a Krupp" post in ages....

I bought a Krupp SII kit spoon, one of those unfinished projects on Spoo-bay. What a bleeding dogs' dinner the previous owner has made of it. I think I'm going to have strip it right back to basics and start again.

Word of warning, I think this will cost me more than searching for a good, well looked after original Krupp.

[mattley]

Fishtigua said:

Word of warning, I think this will cost me more than searching for a good, well looked after original Krupp.

But this way you'll end up with the cream of the Krupp.

[RDMcG]

There is a huge difference between the artisanal Krupp spoons which were made in Linz, Austria by Berthold Krupp and his small team of artisans, JaagerKruppe B, as they called themselves, and the large production from the traditional Kruppwerke run by his twin brother Alois.

Which of the Kruppes is under discussion here?.... the Linz spoons have some of the finest flangework ever produced, but it is so delicate that even over-enthusiastic stirring can cause flange deformation. Carefully used by an expert, they can,of course, last forever, but too many fell into the hands of nouveau-stirrers after the war.

[Hugo a Gogo]

Fishtigua said:

Sid's Dad said:

Hugo a Gogo said:

I never understand the people who just use any old silverware for a 'daily stirrer' and save their fancy drawer queens for high days and holidays

regular stirring never killed a spoon

I work hard and play hard, and I think I've earned the enjoyment of using my Krupp on a daily basis, it certainly still brings a smile to my face every tea break, and I've learned to ignore the jealousy of the 'haters' - and if anyone notices it or admires it, i'll often let them have a quick spin

Worst "I've got a Krupp" post in ages....

I bought a Krupp SII kit spoon, one of those unfinished projects on Spoo-bay. What a bleeding dogs' dinner the previous owner has made of it. I think I'm going to have strip it right back to basics and start again.

Word of warning, I think this will cost me more than searching for a good, well looked after original Krupp.

Shame, the SII is a lovely lightweight spoon, very underrated, beautiful action
yet to be discovered by the German spoon 'scene'

btw, my Krupp is of course an early 'pre-seperation' Krupp

[Hugo a Gogo]

Sid's Dad said:

Worst "I've got a Krupp" post in ages....

and thank you

It's because of fools like you I requested the deletion of the "Hugo, is this your Krupp? Volume 3" thread